« on: Aug 05, 2010, 06:49:05 PM »
Marriage did not originate in the bible. Plenty of people in ancient Rome (and other cultures) were married well before Christ was immaculately conceived, and therefore, well before the Bible. The definitions change with the times, for example, in Iran (which is basically still in the middle ages) marriages are arraigned by the families of the bride and groom for economic/political gains.
You're technically correct that the Bible itself didn't begin the concept of marriage. Having said that, anyone that believes in the Bible, and this is a country founded on Christian values, accepts that the first marriage was between Adam and Eve and documented in the Bible. It doesn't matter if you personally believe in the Bible, that's were the concept of marriage originated from the Christian perspective.
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