John wrote: > No big deal but things are not quite the way > they are depicted by Miller.
I stand corrected on the way I depicted civil ceremonies. The truth is that I have never been to one and the only people I have known to have been involved with such have described them as little more than a few employees in the building coming in to witness the Judge or notary establish the vows. >From my perspective, religious and cultural backgrounds have determined marriage ceremonies and the State has allowed freedom for such. I've never really seen any attention drawn to "civil ceremonies." I've never heard anyone say, "Oh, I want a wedding ceremony to be like that civil ceremony!" Upon a little more investigation, I see that the State is interested somewhat in an actual ceremony. Interestingly, I found that the laws in the UK are such that civil marriage ceremonies are not allowed to have anything religious in them, no hymns, no religious readings, no prayers, etc. Furthermore, they then insist that religious ceremonies be done in a church and not outside! Very strange. Check out the links at: http://www.webwedding.co.uk/articles/ceremonies/civil/civil.htm http://www.webwedding.co.uk/articles/agony_aunt/ceremony.htm Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
