"From what I can find, marriage originated as just a community-based concept such that the community would recognize a union between two people with no sort of religious connotations"...........Your cite?, LOL
Here ya go buddy -"With the increasing power of the Catholic Church, religion was able to influence marriage. For a marriage to be considered as legal, a priest’s blessing was required. Around the 8th century, marriage was treated as a sacrament by the church, and that the ceremony is required for the couple to receive God’s grace. By the year 1563, a canon law was written to show marriage’s sacramental nature.". .One can find most anything to bolster their POV..........Only since 1563 has cannon law prevailed. LOL, and adopted in every protestant church, and recognized by every government, even King James....You have the last word(s), as I am done now, thank you.
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"From what I can find, marriage originated as just a community-based concept such that the community would recognize a union between two people with no sort of religious connotations"...........Your cite?, LOL
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Here ya go buddy -"With the increasing power of the Catholic Church, religion was able to influence marriage. For a marriage to be considered as legal, a priest’s blessing was required. Around the 8th century, marriage was treated as a sacrament by the church, and that the ceremony is required for the couple to receive God’s grace. By the year 1563, a canon law was written to show marriage’s sacramental nature.". .One can find most anything to bolster their POV..........Only since 1563 has cannon law prevailed. LOL, and adopted in every protestant church, and recognized by every government, even King James....You have the last word(s), as I am done now, thank you.