Then who answers the question:
Who giveth away this bride?..........
She’s not really a priest; she’s a minister.
Sweden is 85% atheist/agnostic. I am surprised they even have churches any more.
If foreign and sexist traditions are illegal in Sweden, why does Sweden permit the presence of hundreds of thousands of hardline Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in the country?
Moreover the giving away of the bride is an ancient custom among Scandinavians as well as other peoples.
In Scandinavian history, the groom's family paid the bride's father a bride-price called mundr before he allowed them to join hands in marriage.
By the Christian period, the mundr was symbolic - a demonstration by the groom that he had sufficient resources to provide for his bride.
The giving away of the bride survived as a symbolic gesture - basically of a father agreeing that the groom was accepted by the bride's family.
Ordaining wymen has never been a Swedish tradition either....
Our very bright, well educated (genetics PhD) daughter was proud and honored to be given away by her father. When the priest suggested that both sets of parents walk their respective children down the aisle, she firmly replied that her daddy had waited all her life for that honor and she would not clutter it up with some modern inclusive crap. And yes, that’s a quote.
It’s the bride’s wedding. If she wants her father to give her away, that’s her prerogative.
OH! a woman feminist new age lesbo dyke priest...
Why not change churches and get married in another church? Chances are if there’s disagreement with this feminazi over this, there will be disagreements over other issues...
A priest named Reverend Yvonne?
Was Woden invoked during the ceremony?
ARRRRRGH!!! If that country weren’t full of hot, sexy blondes, I would urge the muslim residents to take over! A country that PC is ripe for a takeover.
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www.thelocal.se | 09/26/2007 | TT/The Local
Posted on 09/26/2007 8:20:48 AM EDT by WesternCulture
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