Are you married to a person with whom you have spiritually joined to the point of complete "welding" including your body; or is a marriage certificate needed to join two people together in that way?
2007-03-19 17:27:52 · 8 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dear "no name" - I am legally married, and defacto married. Harmony is harmony; disharmony is the only sin against God. -- We could all learn that if we read Jesus, instead of Paul or Peter, or Church Doctrine.
2007-03-19 17:45:14 · update #1
Dear Frak -- lol - good points.
2007-03-19 17:46:06 · update #2
Dear "Poohcat" - Great observation of Life.
2007-03-19 17:47:43 · update #3
NO, not at all! I've been with the same person (living together) for almost 10 years now and we are so happy I can't even imagine getting married. If we're happy, why rock the boat?
Neither of us are religious though so marriage is simply a piece of paper. We may some day get married for financial purposes and what-not but for now we have a VERY happy, healthy, loving home with my 11 year old son who sees my "hubby" as his dad.
2007-03-19 17:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by KJ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not sure I understand your question, but obviously the piece of paper won't 'weld' anyone. To wed someone though where you actually marry your partner demonstrates a lifelong commitment to them.. A weld can come apart. (I have done welding.) A good marriage is more like 2 pieces of metal melted together in a permanent giving up of their own separate lives. If a person will not marry their partner, they don't love them enough to give themselves totally to that person. They reserve the right to sail away. Better to burn the boat on the shore so there is no escape clause. That takes love and guts. Go ahead and get the certificate if you dare.
2007-03-20 00:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by Frak 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A marriage certificate is a piece of paper issued by the government. Its completely irrelevant to the lifetime bond between two people who love each other so much they eventually stop being two individuals and become a single meta-person.
2007-03-20 00:32:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, let me put it this way. If you and your partner have asked God to join you together and you have made a public committment to that fact, then as far as I am concerned, you are married. The marriage certificate is a legal document in the more civilized countries which gives each partner the legal rights of marriage..i.e. property etc.
2007-03-20 00:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some people settle down, some people sleep around.
That's all it comes down to. Marriage was made to enforce monogamy, which works for some people. It's not necessary at all, but nowadays it helps with taxes and such, which doesn't really make sense. After a while, married couples may lose their love and decide to split, and that's no problem. That's why there's divorce.
There's no glue or hot metal involved. =)
2007-03-20 00:32:21 · answer #5 · answered by juhsayngul 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Two extreme points: meltdown of bodies or meaningless paper.
Marriage has a legal and a spiritual (religious) aspect. The legal is simple, the state records your contract, but the spiritual is mcuh more than the church records your contract.
So somewhere in between the meltdown and the paper is where you and your spouse are found. Most likely, you are middle, the radical middle.
2007-03-20 00:39:11 · answer #6 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Neither. But a Sacramental bond is necessary. That's why the church teaches that Holy Matrimony is a Sacrament where "two become one flesh". That is an act of God. And it is why the Sacrament is indissoluble.
2007-03-20 00:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, I guess that means I'm married to a lot of people I've known.
2007-03-20 01:49:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋