ban gay marriage
ban gay marriage
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- Brian220
Religion didn't start with Jesus. All homo sapiens, primitive or not, seem to have developed religion. It's probably instinctual and has been a defining trait of our species.
But, assuming you're right and marriage was originally secular. It doesn't matter. Religion appropriated marriage quite some time ago. The two have been intertwined for millennia.
We have to focus on our current cultural context. Almost half the country voted for Bush. For them marriage is a sanctified religious ceremony.