i mean in a wedding, isnt it about how they are joined before GOD???
2007-03-20 11:47:34 · 25 answers · asked by calico_gurl2006 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
how exactly do they go about it?????
2007-03-20 11:52:27 · update #1
i didnt mean to offend anyone, i was just curios, and how is the one in the church not legally binding?
2007-03-20 12:02:32 · update #2
I was married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator and we had no mention of gods of any kind
2007-03-20 11:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Would you prefer that we don't get married? Perhaps you'd prefer it if we lived together as man and wife and had children and then, because our relationship was not binding in any way, we could drift off and do the same again with other partners ... seems that the religious zealots do just that despite their vows to their god.
I am an atheist married to a BA Christian. We were married because we wanted to show our commitment to each other. We were married in a civil ceremony where no god at all was mentioned, and this was in predominantly Greek Orthodox Cyprus.
God does not enter our daily lives at all and there is no religion in our house - as it is not necessary.
God is a figment of the imagination of some archaic dreamers and Christianity is a bastardised religion, absorbing the stories and dogmas from previously-dumped religions. Same but worse for the evil islamic version.
Those of you who believe that there is a supernatural paranormal entity out there are wasting your lives in a fantasy land, a dream-world, and it is surely time now, in 2007, for all these ancient ideas to be set aside in favour of reality.
God is imaginary. Get with the programme.
2007-03-20 12:01:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A wedding is the legal way to bind yourself to someone else and get a tax break. You can just go to a judge, or have the judge come to you. That's what my friends did. It had nothing to do with god - the one in the church isn't legally binding anyway.
2007-03-20 11:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are no such things as "Athiests." I don't want to disappoint you but such creatures do not exist.
However, as to "atheists," yes, they do get married in civil ceremonies. You may recall, if you've ever been to a wedding, the officiant used the phrase "By the power vested in me by the state of.."
The officiant says this to comply with the civil requirements of the marriage, because it is a matter of civil law.
2007-03-20 12:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weddings are not always about god. I am an athiest and i will get married. You dont get married by a priest. Get married by celebrant. Same thing but not involved with the church.
2007-03-20 11:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by hinder2angel 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It isn't really about god- my parents were married by a lesbian in a bear costume in the woods- there was no preacher/ pastor/ priest and they are christian. It's more a legal thing anyways. And when I get married I'm going to find a nice place and have a nice ceremony and that's how it's done
2007-03-20 11:55:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Do they not have secular weddings where you are?
In England you can get married in a 'Registry Office'. There is no mention of God. In fact, you can't include anything 'spiritual' at all in the service.
Because it's a legal partnership. The God bit is optional.
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2007-03-20 11:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by Nobody 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Vegas, Peanut. Justice of the Peace. Anyone who can perform the ceremony. It's not a god thing. It's a life thing.
Would you deny atheists tax breaks?
Would you deny their children protection under the law?
Would you deny an atheist being with their significant other on their deathbed?
Please think before you ask something insensitive.
2007-03-20 11:58:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually for atheists, it's about being joined legally and socially. My husband and I were married by a Justice of the Peace (that's what they're for) in a lovely atrium.
Deities have nothing to do with it.
2007-03-20 11:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by KC 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
First of all, yes, atheists get married. Second, there are many types of weddings. Marriage is first and fore most a legal union recognized by the state.
2007-03-20 11:52:26 · answer #10 · answered by in a handbasket 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Marriage is really a legal definition and condition, not a religious one. Marriages take place everyday without any clergy present, without any church, and without any religious vows needed.
2007-03-20 12:29:38 · answer #11 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋