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On 5/8/2017 1:03 PM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoo com> wrote:
> When people complain about us
>> redefining marriage or protest that the government should get out of the
>> marriage business and leave it to the churches, I remind them that
>> marriage started out as a contract for exchange of merchandise, namely
>> the bride. Payment could be in the form of such things as, say, the
>> Shetland Islands.
>
> Bothe churches and the government ought to get out of the marriage business, and
> leave it to the people who want to be married to each other.
>
Yes, I agree.
> Marriage licenses came about to prevent miscegenation.
>
In America, maybe. The English have had them since the 14th Cent.
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Regards
Stephen
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