I'm looking for a thread where there was discussion aout the origin of marriage.

I remember being surprised that marriage wasn't derived from religion and am now having a argument with someone at work about it, who thiks it did. I also thought this until it was discussed in this certain thread.

jog any memories?

I've searched, but we all know the quality of the search function here!

I vaguely recalled that discussion. IIRC think it was Obes reply that has the content you wanted. But for the life of me I can't think of the subject/content :(

was it the gay marriage thread?

half the posts are missing

http://qgl.ausforums.com/?agn=thread&id=2065119

thats it spook, but all the posts are missing!

anyone have any evidence tha marriage wasn't derived from religion, i'm losing this argument badly as I was relying on QGL!

Hmmm...this sounds like it would be an interesting topic. May have to do some reading up on it.

BTW, what are ppl's thoughts on marriage? Do ppl think that marriage should purely be a religious thing? Do ppl think marriage *should* have any place in our legal system in our understanding of living arrangements (and *hence* also social security rights, etc)? Or do other ppl (like me) think that there *should* be some other kind of ceremony articulated that allows all couples (straight/gay/lesbian, whatever) to "unite" and laws (surrounding social security, etc) should be based around this?

Something I've been thinking about recently...

hehe, it would seem I made the post myself about it after some googling!

my google skills have waned :/

http://qgl.ausforums.com/?agn=thread&id=2065119&startid=200#273

lol

there was next to no religion at my wedding

the original celebrant passed on us the day before when they found out we didnt got to church

I dunno why the f*** those old threads are broken, but I can fix them easily enough. That thread is now fixed.

edit: correction its in the process of being fixed

last edited by trog at 15:02:16 25/Jan/06

lol at that link Spidz :).

I'm not getting married in a church, nor am I having a big wedding. Probably just have a BBQ with a few friends over.

No kids allowed.

I'M NOT GETTING MARRIED in a church, nor am I having a big wedding. Probably just have a BBQ with a few friends over.

So...basically what ur saying is that ur never getting married?? :P

HAHA if you put it like that, yes :P

I reckon a BBQ wedding would be cool :) Nice and cheap too! I mean what's the point in getting married anyway, after 6 months defacto they can take half your s***. Pre-nup ftw.

You're all class gimpy.

I dunno why the f*** those old threads are broken, but I can fix them easily enough. That thread is now fixed.

to give Jim something to do ;)

also my arntie had her wedding on the beach in Picton(south island) anyways, pretty relaxed etc all i remmeber doing was laughing at the seagulls making a fukload of noise

last edited by Fuknukle at 16:46:18 25/Jan/06

It was based on religous grounds more then likely, then again a lot of religions were also the law (so legal = religious and vice versa).
But its a legal contract these days.

People might go to a church to make it, but they go to a laywer to break it.

Hate to tell you gimpy but pre nups dont legally work in australia (I seem to recall from a previous thread)

I thought it was something to do with the sale of women back in the day.

That's what the whole dowry thing was about, "Here take my daughther and these fatted calves and a bunch of frankincense and bugger orf." (Mum and Dad breathe a sigh of relief as their 13 y.o. troublesome and less-than-virginal daughter is whisked away to become a babymaker and occasional fleshy funpark for some ox hunting behemoth)

^^^ Thats just so romantic...sniff