I disagree; we have gained the ability to understand how different sorts want to share their lives with their families and communities. Do you hold the same po

I disagree; we have gained the ability to understand how different sorts want to share their lives with their families and communities. Do you hold the same position for marriages in other traditions - for example, Shintoism, indigenous belief systems, Hinduism, paganism, etc? Many such religions don't have the same concept of a marriage as a covenant with God, yet have existed for quite some time.