Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoocom> 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.

Marriage licenses came about to prevent miscegenation.

There's a reason Patrick Henry gave his famous speech - and it was due to ---
licenses.

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