Why is marriage legally imposed upon us?

Marriage is a solely Biblical covenant. I think most people will agree with that. If so, why is marriage imposed upon people by the government legally (common law)? Isn't this against separation of Church and State?Why is marriage legally imposed upon us?
I personally think we should just abolish paper marriage. The state has no place in a marriage. Marriage should be a covenant between two people and God like it was originally. That would certainly put an end to this whole marriage argument.





Ode: It may predate New Testament Scriptures, however, claiming the ceremony predates the OT is still up for debate. Keep in mind Hinduism is still adding on customs and gods to their religion to this day, even borrowing rituals from other cultures. So the fact that it is an older religion doesn't really make the case that marriage originated from it. Either way it's still a religious ceremony.Why is marriage legally imposed upon us?
IJR disagrees. Marriage is more than a biblical covenant. It is a commitment between two people who love each other very much and want to spend there lives together as one couple, united. Basically, a marriage is like a corporation, where the two parties become one person. Each can have there separate accounts and such, but will have a marital estate as well. That is why it is so important to have a pre-nup, just in case it all goes sour. It shouldn't matter if the two parties are male-female, male-male, or female-female. But, apparently, and unfortunately, it does.
Marriage has to be civilly regulated primarily for the protection of children and order in dealing with ownership of property. Marriage is not a ';covenant'; insofar as the state recognizes it but a contract like many others. That is why it can be dissolved.


Covenants cannot be dissolved since they find their binding force in God and not the human beings involved.


The Catholic Church clearly distinquishes between the civil contract of marriage and the religious covenant (sacrament).
Marriage is not a ';solely Biblical covenant.'; Nor is it solely a religious covenant.





Marriage began as a method for two tribes to share property rights and/or other scarce resources. Marriage was a better method of securing shared access than contracts which could more easily be broken.





Religions co-opted marriage in order to earn more money from the fees they could charge for the ceremony.





If you don't want to be considered common law, don't live together for more than 2 years at a time.





Peace,


Jenn
Marriage is legally imposed primarily to protect children, to insure that they have a mother and faither to raise and care for them.





In older days, it also protected the woman, who otherwise had no right, except those right afforded to her by her husband.





If marriage is a biblical covenant, why do those societies that never heard of the bible ALSO get married??






no, because without moral law or a covenant with God, there can be no covenant among the subjects of law. the law recognizes marriage because it is orginally a covenant before God, and we have the law because of God. there is no seperation of church and state, all that means is the church cannot overrule the state and rule according to belief. read the book of romans.
There's no such thing as separation of Church and state. That's a myth made up by liberals. If you find the phrase separation of Church and state in any foundational document this country was founded on let me know. But I already know it doesn't exist.





People very often like to point to the first amendment when defending this position. The first amendment is not about keeping Church out of government. But rather government out of Church. The framers of the Constitution knew state sanctioned Churches had been a problem in past societies and sough to prevent this in America via the first amendment in the bill of rights. And as for marriage. That's a choice that you don't have to partisapate in if you don't want to. You can stay single if you want.
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Yes. ';Marriage combines religious and and legal institutions; it is our most fundamental breach of separation of church and state.'; -- Professor Douglas Laycock





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Because whether or not anyone likes it, marriage IS a contract between the man and woman and the state. It wasn't always like this. My grandparents lived together for seven years under common-law to declare themselves married (man and wife), and it was recognized by the state and the county in which they resided.






No, Christian marriage is a solely Biblical covenant. Marriage is an extraordinarily broad term, and applies to all forms of marriage. This is why gay marriage should be legal - because it's NOT just a Christian thing. Why can't you bigots get it through your thick skulls?
Marriage is a sacrament religiously but isn't just for the religious. In history we see people getting married by govt, kings, pagans, African villages by the elders, etc. God did create Eve to be a suitable partner for Adam but the Bible never states that they took a vow.
Common law is noticed in some not all states. Common law has nothing to do with state until you separate then you would legally need a divorce. If you are living together, do not call your mate your husband/wife. It is just not so!!! Women! if you are living with but not married to a guy, do not sign any papers using his last name.
The Government uses it as a method of control and information. I do believe it is a Biblical Covenant and that is why I would vote down homosexual marriage.
';Marriage is a solely Biblical covenant.';





Did you know that Hindus can get married? And since Hinduism existed thousands of years before Christianity, that kinda blows your entire argument out of the water.
Marriage is a legal contract too but it's not imposed on you. You don't have to get married. It's voluntary.





My advice (for what it's worth) -- If you're single, stay single. Just say no to marriage - especially if you own a home.
Marriage existed long before the bible or the god of Abraham and it has absolutely nothing to do with the bible.
Marriage is a solely Biblical covenant.





No, it's not.
Marriage per se is not. The benefits and obligations are.
No, it's not. The concept of marriage predates the Bible.
How is marriage imposed upon people? I'm not really familiar with American law, but that seems a little odd. Can't you live as a de facto couple?
Tax cuts for married couples.
it's to protect the family
people are just blind...and God is giving them time to repent =]]