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Is the legal implications overshadow the religious when it comes to gay marriage?

Consider this: In England, the marriage is a contract law before he became a monk. In ancient Greece, although gay marriage is far from "normal", he happens to come … same thing in Egypt. Regarding the legal right to practice religion is concerned – there are pagans who perform all kinds of Religious Gay, Gay Christian Churches celebrating weddings, and Buddhists, who will facilitate a ritual of gay marriage. Will anti-gay movement is ready to challenge their "freedom of religion and control of Congress "to prevent gay marriage?

Well, it's already the case for all these reasons, in some countries (Netherlands, Canada), so the answer can be yes. But I do not think it necessarily has to occur in other countries, because I do not think the legal argument is all that strong. Here's why: Marriage is a legal contract before being a religious in most societies, not only in England. Indeed, early marriages (Jewish weddings that early Christians must have been based) were more legal than religious. However, these "legal" marriages were heterosexuals, gay marriage has rarely been acceptable in human society. I've never heard of the ancient Greek examples you are referring to (can you share?). In fact, in Greek cities which have accepted the forms of homosexuality, homosexual relations were confined to non-marital situations (as they are in most countries around the world today). In Athens, for example, they were only admitted publicly between old and young boys, not between adult men (or women). And these same boys had to marry a woman later in life. In Sparta, homosexual relationships are prohibited. This is The most typical approach in other civilizations. If even if the marriage is a legal contract – not religious – the laws must reflect the cultural norms dominant and overwhelming, because the purpose of law is to maintain stability in society. Gay marriage is not a cultural norm. Therefore, I do not see how denying people something that has rarely been acceptable is a violation of their civil rights.

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