2007-03-09 04:35:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
in a courthouse
2007-03-09 04:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jared P 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Marriage is no longer a religious ceremony. It is a legal ceremony. Sure, some people do it in a church and from a priest, but if you look in the lawbooks marriage does not require anything religious about it. It is a union recognized by law between a couple. Kind of like Halloween is no longer a religious holiday and Christamas is no longer a religious holiday. Some still practice them as part of their religion, but there is no mandate that says only religious people can practice them.
As to the question: There are lots of nice places to get married that are not in churches. Some friends of mine were married in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. Very nice wedding. Best I have ever seen.
2007-03-09 04:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time In a court house by the Justice of the Peace. I've known some who get married at a Unitarian Universalist church, though. The ministers there are very hospitable and will structure the vows and the ceremony to exclude any religious overtones.
2007-03-09 04:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by Joa5 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I were married by the Deputy Commissioner of Marriages of Washoe County, Nevada. And we are just as married in the eyes of the law as any couple who were married in church. Marriage is foremost a legal and civil union...some people do both...they marry quickly in Reno or something and then have a religious ceremony later on. This is a stupid question.
2007-03-09 05:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegas? The beach? A nice garden? A rental hall? On a glacier? In the zoo? Beside a river? The courthouse? On a rooftop in Paris? Cruise ship? Niagara Falls? Art museum? Buddhist temple?
So many options!
2007-03-09 04:40:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
In a park, at a rented hall, in a courthouse, on top of a Ferris wheel, in a garden, in the front yard, in the back yard, on a boat, even (gasp) in a church, or anyway else they choose.
Dez-irae: It is not necessary to get married by a judge in the US, but you do have to buy a marriage license.
2007-03-09 04:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am planning to get married in Vegas.
Of course I'm the atheist, my girlfriend is Jewish, so she may have some ideas about that...but either way I'm fine with it. I'll break a glass if it makes her happy.
2007-03-09 04:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Captain Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nice big castle in scotland if i can afford it.
PS marriage has a lot of legal and tax effects that's why atheists get married, that is also why we now have civil partnerships.
2007-03-09 04:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by tor 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Civil Weddings are recognized by the government -- it's a common misconception that church weddings are required. A judge, or even the captain of a ship is vested by the state with power wed a couple.
2007-03-09 04:39:16 · answer #9 · answered by Dandirom 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
>the question is, why do they get married?
>isnt marriage considered a religious ceremony?
>otherwise, why not just live together
Gosh the ignorance of some people. Marriage is a legal ceremony.
Why do you need a marriage license?
Why do courts provide the service?
Why do you get tax benefits?
Why do you get insurance benefits?
Were those all deemed by god? lmao
Why are Gorillas monogamous?
Why do whooping cranes mate for life?
Why do wolves mate for life?
Why do coyotes, barn owls, beavers, bald eagles, golden eagles, condors, swans, French angel fish, pigeons, red-tailed hawks, anglerfish, ospreys, prairie voles (a rodent), etc etc etc etc mate for life?
God tell them to?
2007-03-09 04:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by TLG 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Demographics say 10-15% of the inhabitants is atheist yet i think of that is better than that. numerous persons are atheist by technique of definition, yet they do no longer call themselves atheists so as that they do no longer grow to be area of the atheist demographic.
2016-09-30 10:45:39 · answer #11 · answered by vyky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋