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To: Jim Noble
1) It is permanent (no divorce) 2) Sexual exclusivity is enforced by the law (adultery is a crime) 3) Children of the wife's body belong to, and are supported by, the husband under penalty of law for default, bastards are the responsibility of the state. (no single mother custody).

Maybe in Sharia law or extreme puritanical situations but traditional views of marriage across most cultures and religions aren't like this. I haven't seen a church (other than Islam) this extreme in years and they are usually fringe, snake-handler types.

19 posted on 03/19/2013 5:34:53 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehring
I haven't seen a church (other than Islam) this extreme in years

Fifty or so, to be precise - but this was exactly the situation, right here in America, the year I was born and for all the years in Christendom for more than a thousand years.

The term "traditional" doesn't usually mean "whatever has happened in the last few years that I happen to like".

45 posted on 03/19/2013 5:58:07 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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