Im curious! surely there is not point to marriage if u dont believe in him
2007-03-10 01:00:17 · 48 answers · asked by Lady Love 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Showing someone you love them and want to honour and cherish them forever.
2007-03-10 01:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The universe is a big place and we are such small inconsequential things on a cosmic scale... that's part of why it helps to know there is a God but if you do not have faith in God then you need to have faith in something else like maybe the one person you love more than anyone else and marriage is a celebration of that faith/love. Without love what is life worth...
ALso, marriage simplifies many things such as: if you want to buy anything like insurance or file your taxes there are benefits that married people get that single people do not. This is partly why homosexuals (and I am not in anyway bashing homosexuals 'cause frankly I don't care who peoplpe screw as long as I get screwed too and hopefully by women with no diseases) want to be able to legally marry so they can get the financial and legal priveledges that accompany marriage.
More importantly and what you should really be asking is: "What about children?" I think that God or not, marriage is for children. Children need their parents to be married to each other and happily married. I teach and I daily see the damage that children suffer from either seeing their parent divorce, fighting or never married. If you do not plan to have children then why marry. IF you do plan to have children then make sure you marry wisely and well. and if you do believe in God then God wants you to care about the children, too.
2007-03-10 01:13:36 · answer #2 · answered by Don Quesadia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, everyone is entitled to their own personal beliefs. I think it's sad for anyone to not believe in God or a higher power, (but that's my opinion). But even if you didn't believe in God, what does that have to do with marriage?
Successful marriages are based on love and respect. When two mature adults fall in love and want to spend their lives together, the next step is marriage and a family. Children deserve a stable and loving home. They deserve to be protected. Marriage provides stability and shows the commitment their parents have to each other and them.
In my opinion, building a life with someone and sharing that life with children, are two very good reasons for marriage. I can't imagine living my life without God or my family. We have been happily married for 34 years and raised three wonderful children. Now we are enjoying our retirement and our grandchildren. God has certainly blessed our lives.
2007-03-10 01:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it is possible to see them as two different things. For example, I believe in god, but I don't believe in marriage. It all depends on what YOU see marriage as. If u see marriage as something that shows ur belief in god then you're right, there is no point in marriage if u dont believe in god. But what about Muslims or Hindus? Totally different religions...they get married too. Even atheists get married. It's how you see marriage and its connection to god.
2007-03-10 01:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lily 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To show commitment to someone for your life. Without being marriage you dont declare your love to the world, and you are still just bf and gf which seems temporary.
Marriage isn't just about God, but you want to give a smile to your partner as well, or you want to celebrate your love with everyone. If you really want reasons, it is also good for legal reasons eg. all your stuff goes to your wife if u die and dont have a will.... . However its your own choice; marriage means something different to everyone.
2007-03-10 01:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by ღ♥ღ latoya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As people in love who can't get married are quick to point out, there are a host of legal benefits to being married.
1) Your car insurance rates go down.
2) Your spouse can get on your medical, dental and vision insurance by just showing the certificate, if you are employed and he/she isn't.
3) Your spouse is automatically your heir, should something happen and you die without a will.
4) Your spouse can make crucial medical decisions automatically. (Like pull the plug or live like a vegetable, donate organs or take them into the grave - not which brand of cough syrup to buy.)
5) Banks have to take both of your incomes into consideration when judging if you qualify for a hous loan. With shack-ups and homosexuals, they can say "Why should we give you a loan? You will just break up in a couple of weeks and we'll have to foreclose."
There are something like a thousand specific legal benefits in California; the exact number varies by state.
You must be heterosexual. Ask gay man or lesbian woman about the advantages of marriage sometime. You will get an earful. I did.
2007-03-10 01:11:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anne Jovie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know in the marriage vows it says...what God has united let no man divide...but marriage is a unity of two people, whether in the eyes of God or the world at large. By uniting one man and one woman the children of the marriage belong to them both. A marriage is suppose to be a partnership, a joint venture for two people to share. Just living together does none of this legally.
2007-03-10 01:17:45 · answer #7 · answered by sassywv 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You don't have to believe in God to marry in a civil ceremony... you marry in the eyes of the law, God does not come into it.
I'm twice married in civil ceremonies... and also a Christian, and I was very disappointed at the times, that God wasn't included... now merely relieved... that I didn't let Him down... since both marriages are over... so if'n I really, really, wanted to do it all again, I could actually have the church wedding I've missed twice over through circumstances.
No intentions though... never again thanks:-(
2007-03-10 01:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marriage existed long before "god". The point of marriage is a life long commitment. It's not needed, but it's wanted. The wedding is symbolic. It's tradition from a time when people didn't have the rational to commit without a godly excuse.
2007-03-10 01:18:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I totally agree with you on this one bud... Great question by the way... The only truley successful and happy marriages have God in the center and as the head of them. WE say our vows before God so i truly feel that God IS a very important part of our marriages and lives together. If he is not then this is just recipe for disaster and the marraige never should have taken place then if we cannot stick by our vows... God is the one who ordained and created marriage and we should honor Him for it.... You are right there is no point of marriage without God in the picture.
http://www.marriagetoday.org
2007-03-10 01:17:52 · answer #10 · answered by Lady Hewitt 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That is completely a biased question. Just because someone doesn't believe in god doesn't not in any way take the concept of marriage away from that person. You get married because of LOVE not because of GOD (Unless you are highly religious). For people who don't believe, marriage is a bond between two people who love one another enough to bond themselves together forever... Its an emotional connection you can have with someone... It doesn't have to have anything to do with god unless you put god in the situation.
2007-03-10 02:13:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋