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> So yes, the state stole the term But if you keep going back, you get to a time before the church controlled marriages in Europe. Generally, marriage is a cu
by jmull 3y ago
> So yes, the state stole the term
But if you keep going back, you get to a time before the church controlled marriages in Europe.
Generally, marriage is a cultural thing, and it tends to be religious at any point in time to the extent the culture is religious at that time.
- AdrianB1 3y agoYes, there was a time then marriage exist before religion, but it was not regulated by the state. The evolution would be unregulated->church->state. I think the unregulated and church ones are very close in term of legal implications (almost none), while the state is severely intervening and basically destroyed it in recent years.