re: #105 ralphieboy

When discussing St. Paul and his view of marriage, one must not forget the historical context: namely that marriage in Roman times was almost entirely a business/political union. Wives were just there to cement alliances and to produce offspring.

The concept of marriage any sort of partnership based on mutual respect and love of something higher than political/economic expediency was a rather revolutionary concept at the time.

That’s why I love these idiotic wails of “they’re redefining marriage!!!!!!!”

Their preferred definition didn’t come along until some time after Queen Victoria was born. If they were really interested in “traditional marriage”, they’d be getting the government to enforce arranged marriage and dowries.

Fucking idiots.