Should all rules regarding marriage be thrown out?

Meaning letting grown women marry 10 year old boys.


Letting brothers marry sisters.


Letting men have more than 1 wife.


Letting gay people marry.


Letting people have group marriages. 3 guys x 3 ladies





Should we discredit all rules of marriage and let anything slide?Should all rules regarding marriage be thrown out?
You have just gave good reasons for supporting prop 8, all these things could happen if the definition of marriage is changed.Should all rules regarding marriage be thrown out?
First of all to have a legal marriage, which is a contract, both parties must sign the marriage license. A 10 year-old boy cannot legally consent to a contract. There is a compelling state interest in not letting brothers marry sisters because of the high risk of birth defects, and disorders. Letting men have more than one wife usually only exists when there is controlling and abusive behavior. It also gives rise to a multitude of legal difficulties such as inheritance rights, filing taxes, legal ownership in community property states, and dividing up assets when there is a divorce. Letting 3 guys marry 3 ladies would be no problem if each one married only one other one. There are no laws against cohabitating. They just won't be recognized by the law as all married to all of the other three.
The telling statistic in this, the one religious people don't like to mention, is the extraordinarily high divorce rate among straight people.





Let me ask you a question: were you offended by the reality tv show the Bachelor? If a herd of gold digging women lining up to get a guy simply because he's rich didn't speak to the death of traditional values, I don't know what could be more persuasive.





That shite seems infinitely more immoral than granting the right of gays to marry.
Yes they should.





Government should recognize ALL relationships as ';Civil Unions'; and let the churches get back into defining what constitutes ';Marriage'; among their members. Then if 2 people want to get married it is their religious choice. If they want their cohabitation to be recognized by the state they can get a civil union. If they want both, they can choose to have both. If they want to be married without government involvement they can choose to get married and not have a civil union.
Why not?





Everything should be ok. Right and wrong is all relative.


If you think its right, then its right. Right?





Sounds ridiculous and it is. There is no reason to get rid of the tradition of marriage between woman and man.





But if you disagree with gays, then you are hateful, narrow-minded and homophobic. You can't simply believe differently. The only view acceptable to them is their view. That is the epitome of narrow-minded!
the only rule that should be thrown out is the one that bans gay marriage. they arent doing anything wrong because it the same kind of love that a regular couple has. the other things listed are wrong though. we are not a polygamist country and having marriages where the spouses are related can cause birth defects in their children. also, i dont think anyone under 16 is old enough to get married.
Yes,


Of course the example of a minor excluded


The government should grant legal partner status to any adults who want it. The right to inherit intestate, to file taxes jointly...etc








They shouldn't even speculate on bedroom activity... it would have nothing to do with this partnership...any more than any other business partnership does





As for commitment pacts... if they feel it is necessary, adults can have what ever is right for them.. a religious ceremony... an oath before friends.. pricking each other's finger and exchanging blood...what ever makes their commitment feel validated








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We would have rules, contracts with minors are not binding. I don't suggest we change that. Parents are responsible for children until 18 years old





The difference is, I'm not suggesting we abandon sane thinking. In fact I'm suggesting we adopt sanity and not give special privileges to heterosexual married couples, instead grant all citizens equal privileges.


I'm not suggesting we do anything special for ';deviants'; as you call them. What consenting adults do is not, and should not be, interesting to me or relevant to my recommendation.


The legal partnership I suggest is no more sexually oriented than any business partnership.
I have to say, all are ok as long as they are between consenting ADULTS. So everyone but the one with the kid.





I know it is disgusting, but why would any of these marriages effect you personally in any way.
Well, people have already thrown out the ones like





No premarital sex


No divorce


No interracial marriage





So all bets are off.



How about just remove the institution of marriage entirely-





Marriage religious ceremony only and every other agreement is just a contact between 1 or more adults-
You forgot about human/animal love. No, marriage should remain as is.
We should throw out all rules that violate the Equal Protection clause.
As long as it's between consenting adults, anything goes in my book, even if I think it's gross.
Very good!!!!! Gays are funny!!! Not funny haha, just funny!!!!
Theres a reason some are called SHEEPals
If we're not careful this will soon be the case.