You know, where you don't actually get married but live together and treat each other as a spouse and file taxes together etc for a certain period of time?
2007-08-09 16:53:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-09 16:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's still premarital sex.... if you are not married by the state then you are not married. if you are having sex and you are living together it's just that.... premarital sex. the bible doesn't give exceptions for your income tax filings or state laws.
edit: i don't have a problem with people that live together under common law. it's true many christians end up in a divorce... the problem is that some people don't get to know the person they are getting married too before they get married.
that said, the question was not if a common law marriage could work or not... it's about the comparison to premarital sex. and it is the same thing.
2007-08-09 23:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've never seen anything in the Bible that said a "marriage" required a license or a ceremony officiated by someone that the state certified as able to perform legal marriages. Being in a monogamous lifetime relationship is what makes a marriage...the rest is just smoke and mirrors. I've known people who were formally married (with a license, by a judge or even a pastor) that probably weren't actually married in the eyes of God because they viewed it as a temporary or convenient or non-exclusive when they entered the so-called marriage...that's not marriage, that's legally sanctioned fornication!
2007-08-10 00:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by KAL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read the bible several times, no where does it state that a ceremony needs to be performed to be married. It is the god that marries the people, not the man before them.
Biblically a man took a woman to wife. Meaning he had sex with her and there after they were married. So premarital sex is impossible. All common law marriages are the same biblically as ones performed in a church
2007-08-10 00:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's wrong too. Common law marriage is pretty much, you live with someone for so long the state considers you married, but do you have all the benefits of being married? If something happened to you, would your partner be taken care of? Would your insurance help your partner if he/she is sick or does that only work for a spouse?
I think it's a lazy way of getting what you want. There are a lot of legal perks you can get with a marriage certificate. If you don't like religious weddings, go to a courthouse and make sure that your spouse is covered in the event of an accident.
2007-08-10 00:01:01 · answer #5 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Common Law Marriage, at least where I come from, isn't "official" until you've been living together for 7 years. I believe CLM is a crock of crap. If you want to be married, get married. Plain and simple. I, too, am against premarital sex.
2007-08-09 23:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by Adam D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have a common law husband, and we've been living together for a year. I really don't see a problem with it as long as you dont go live with the first guy you meet.
2007-08-09 23:58:25 · answer #7 · answered by r0cKyL!z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't advise my child to buy a car without a test drive, Why would I advise them that making a more important commitment without a test drive was OK..
Common law marriages are perfectly acceptable.. Commitment isn't a piece of paper it's building a life together..
2007-08-10 00:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your religion, values, and morals, I think its bad but it feels go good. But what about the temptation and thought of premarital sex and ongoing fantasies is that wrong? and if it is wrong is it just as wrong as doing the premarital sex by thinking about it and fantasizing about it.
2007-08-10 00:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by bayarealatino925 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, if you consider yourself husband and wife, and hold yourselves to the public as husband and wife, then that's what common law marriage is. You still have to get a formal court divorce if you spilt up.
2007-08-09 23:58:29 · answer #10 · answered by Becca 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think a responsible couple should prefer to get legally married to show respect and commitment for each other, to honor their parents and other family and friends who have gotten legally married, and to set the right example for their children. Anything less is pure selfishness.
2007-08-10 00:04:27 · answer #11 · answered by j c 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋