Religious Left

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Many would have us believe marriage is an unchanged stable foundation of society. Perhaps we should look at marriage a bit closer. The first *institutional* codes for marriage were written in the Hammurabi Code (1795 – 1750 BC). The idea of 'romantic' love leading to marriage is a recent creation of Western civilization. Previously marriage was a matter of economics. American Puritan families were living off the land and self-sufficient. Parents kept control over their children, not only by handing down the family craft and source of income, but by dowries and inheritance of the family lands. Kinship ties through intermarriage between first cousins and even between brothers and sisters were used to cement political and economic relationships. [ link ] The first recorded use of the word "marriage" for same-sex couples occurs during the Roman Empire. A number of marriages are recorded to have taken place during this period. The rise of Christianity changed atti...

ST. GEORGE, Utah - The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for performing a wedding between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl. "Everyone should now know that no one is above the law, religion is not an excuse for abuse and every victim has a right to be heard,'' said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, whose office endorsed the prosecution in Washington County. Defense attorney Wally Bugden, who told jurors that Jeffs was a victim of religious persecution, declined to comment. Jeffs is also charged in Arizona with being an accomplice to both incest and sexual misconduct with a minor for arranging marriages between two underage girls and relatives. Jeffs is also under federal indictment in Utah on charges of fleeing to avoid prosecution. Jeffs was in a red Cadillac Escalade in which investigators found more than $57,000, cell phones, prepaid credit cards, wigs and sunglasses.