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Old 12-22-2015, 10:55 AM
Aquila Aquila is offline
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Re: Marriage Privatization:

Speaking of the Quakers, their manual of faith and practice states:
"Marriage is a sacred commitment of two people to love one another in faithful partnership with the expectation that the relationship will mature and be mutually enriching. Friends know that marriage depends on the inner experiences of the couple who marry and not on any external service or words. Thus, the ceremony in which the couple enter into this commitment is performed by the couple alone, in the presence of God, the families, and the worshiping community. Both the solemnity and the joy of the occasion are enhanced by its simplicity."

"While most Friends’ marriage ceremonies conform to civil law, couples who do not want, or are not eligible to contract a legal marriage occasionally ask for a ceremony of commitment or a wedding under the care of the Meeting. The Religious Society of Friends has long asserted its freedom to conduct under divine leading marriage ceremonies not conforming to civil law."
Believe it or not, for some, the right to marry on one's own terms, without government involvement, is regarded as a sacred right.

Should churches throw out couples who have rejected the social construct of "civil marriage" for a more personal and spiritual form of "covenant marriage"?

Last edited by Aquila; 12-22-2015 at 10:59 AM.
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