Why do people say that the definition of marriage has always been the same?

There used to be a time when miscegenation, i.e. mixed race marriage, was considered illegal in several states. Marriage was defined as one between people of the same races in our country for several decades (Mainly, to prevent whites and blacks from marrying). Eventually, the ridiculous nature of these laws was realized, and marriage was redefined to not limit marriage between certain races (see loving v. virginia). So, why make the argument that marriage has always been between one man and one woman as evidence of the fact that the definition of marriage has always been the same, when other aspects of the definition of marriage, i.e. race mixing, was redefined?Why do people say that the definition of marriage has always been the same?
What? You're telling me they did this in places like Africa?


I dont think they cared, sorry this sounds like bullcrap.


Find me one definition of marriage that still shows this and either way, it's still man and woman.Why do people say that the definition of marriage has always been the same?
marriage was invented only about a thousand years ago


in england, there was a law that said a nobleman had the right to spend the wedding night with a commoner bride


instead of her spending it with her husband.


[see braveheart]


HOW TRADITIONAL DO YOU WANT TO BE?








SAME SEX COUPLES ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MARRY UNDER THE NINTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION [YES, PART OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS]


THE SUPREME COURT JUST HASN'T RULED ON IT YET.





”The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
Sorry but try as you might the definition of marriage has always been a union between a man and a woman. Trying to throw race into the mix changes nothing. Just because a state may have made those marriages illegal they would be marriages nonetheless..





BTW marriage existed far earlier than 1000 years ago..
Exactly.





Conservatives were on the wrong side of history in 1967 and they are on the wrong side of history today.





Marriage began as a way of women being owned as property. Nothing religous about it.
Being BLACK is a state of being, SEXUALITY is an ACTION. Stop making that ridiculous argument.A gay man can marry a woman anytime that he wishes. There is no inequality.


SELDON's photo is next to PC in the dictionary.
Even in interracial marriage its between a man %26amp; a woman.
Because they are ignorant and don't know any more than what they are told. (Marriage to multiple ';wives'; has always been allowed in other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Utah...lol).
There was also a period of time when marrying cousins was an acceptable practice. Shall we go back to that?

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