...the importance of serious relationships that aren't marriages, and may or may not inlude sex?
2007-02-15 20:23:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A dime a dozen. Marriage tends to be more of a social or legal institution rather than a religious one. Marriage is a social convenience and at times a political tool. The sacredness of marriage is a late christian invention by the church in an attempt to control politically the nobles. Ancient religions also had marriage concepts and divorce. Trust Christianity to dress all these things, including baptism (name giving) with a lot of hocus pocus. Not a single christian right is original with Christianity.
2007-02-15 21:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is actually one that comes to mind, the Hari-Krishnas! They are completely unaware of how meaningless marriage is because they're too busy dancing and singing along with timely smacks on their tambourines. As far as sex goes, if there happens to be no sex in a relationship between two people it usually means they're siblings............. or too old or inadequate to perform for various reasons that mostly fall into the pshycological aspects of the human phsyche.
Hope this helps you out and HARI-HARI
2007-02-15 20:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by Joe R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is very important to religions in general, because by controlling marriages religions gain power over people and make sure that offspring is educated religiously. Controlling marriage means controlling basic human urges like sex and procreation.
2007-02-15 20:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
regardless of my non secular perspectives or lack thereof, united states don't have a nationwide faith, in reality it states a separation of church and state, plus similar sex marriage impacts no another than for those 2 people getting married. there is not any legal reason it should not be legal, and that i imagine the reality that the authorities nonetheless waste time arguing about this topic is ridiculous. they have higher complications to address.
2016-12-04 06:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is only religion which advocates 300 wives of Solomen and declared most adulterous generation (Mathew 16:4) by Jesus pbuh and most of christians do not marry and do adultry. Is this religion or what?
2007-02-15 20:26:35 · answer #5 · answered by Punter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So...it looks like you are looking for a religion that fits your beliefs? Then what's the point? Religion is supposed to make us better than we are. It's supposed to pull us out of the pig mire we created, clean us up, and set us on the right path; not make us feel better about our mess so we can wallow in it. Any other end would render it useless.
2007-02-15 20:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Silvax 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe naturalist or pantheists or Wicca 's but in not sure ....I do know atheist vary in their beliefs and are not bound by someone Else's predilections. So I would expect the entire gamut from them. good luck very interesting and avant garde question.
2007-02-15 20:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure - plenty of them, but its a better idea to be interested in TRUTH than in just finding a group to fit in with....
2007-02-23 19:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Arrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really want to go there? Why would you? Let me tell you the simple solution: marry, and be faithful. You avoid so much heartache that way.
2007-02-15 20:26:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
some Buddhist believe this, i read in one of the dali lama's books.. he said romantic love is not the greatest kind of love, it is fleeting, it is unconditional love and kindness between people that is far more valuable
2007-02-15 20:30:37 · answer #10 · answered by Matt H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋