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Originally Posted by Madmartagen

what does religion have anything to do with marriage?

Marriage is an ancient concept. One could say the idea is as old as religion. There is no set people, religion, or place that came up with the idea, it roots go from ancient Asia, to Native Americans and Ancient Egyptians/Romans.

It is a Cultural establishment, and every culture in the world...past and present views the tradition in a different way. Our culture says it is a religious ceremony of union legal to government and legal to god.

So, many Americans believe that to violate the tradition of Marriage is to violate the laws of god. This of course is not the case in some other cultures.