Marriage

[woodface]

Found this remark somewhere on lj: "Marriage is defined by God, not by Man."

I really suggest that said persons who use this type of banner look up the actual history of marriage (which I should do myself too). Sure, church made it their own but marriage is not something typical to christianity. The evolutions in marriage in christianity have shifted as well. I think this is very much a thing made by man and not by god.

Yes, I'm still here and kinda too nervous to do anything. EEEEEEEEEEEE!

Comments

[woodface]

I'm pretty sure that's the only thing I've read by him, so now I'm curious why you should have known. :-)

He's an authority in medieval studies. You can not study it without having heard of him or his books. I read his book on the year 1000.

It's not 100%, because it still comes back down to the Bible as base assumption of fact. But it does help with the understanding.

Ah see, but this is the major problem; As historian you are taught to look at facts and then draw the conclusion. People like this start off with the bible and look to proof their theory. This is like the big bad no no they teach you at university.

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This is like the big bad no no they teach you at university.

True enough. But remembering that they're looking at the Bible as fact can get us from "respect" to "understand." (Just not to "agree." *wry g*)

[woodface]

Hmmmmm, I think I was meaning another way of understanding here.