Comments on: How marriage has changed http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/12/24/how-marriage-has-changed/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:56:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/12/24/how-marriage-has-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-31973 Erich Vieth Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:38:31 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3928#comment-31973 RICK WARREN: I’m opposed to having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage. I’m opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that a marriage. I’m opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage. STEVEN WALDMAN: Do you think those are equivalent to gays getting married? RW: Oh, I do. I just say, for 5,000 years, marriage has been defined by every single culture and every single religion. This is not a Christian issue. Buddhists, Muslims, Jews -- you know, historically, marriage is a man and a woman. http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/115088/rick_warren_is_an_unapologetic_christian_radical_--_and_there%27s_no_need_to_apologize_for_opposing_him/ RICK WARREN: I’m opposed to having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage. I’m opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that a marriage. I’m opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.

STEVEN WALDMAN: Do you think those are equivalent to gays getting married?

RW: Oh, I do. I just say, for 5,000 years, marriage has been defined by every single culture and every single religion. This is not a Christian issue. Buddhists, Muslims, Jews — you know, historically, marriage is a man and a woman.

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