On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:41:20 -0500, nemesis wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> Todd and Ron getting married doesn't make me love my wife any less or
>> think less of the nearly 13 years we've been married.
> 
> It's not that.  According to Christian/Jewish religion, to the tale of
> Adam and Eve, God made man and woman and made them so that they
> complement each other and turn into one flesh by the institution of
> marriage.  According to Jewish religion, it's thus a sacred institution,
> the words of God.

So let's talk about Abraham's wives, then, in the context of a monogomous 
relationship.  As someone else (Darren?) said elsewhere, it's a question 
of which traditions you take depending on how long ago you decide the 
important traditions are from.

And from a religious standpoint, I don't have a problem with Christian/
Jewish religious traditions being the guiding force *in those 
religions*.  The religious definition of "marriage" is not relevant when 
it comes to legal protections between people who identify as a family 
unit.

Jim

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