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Old 12-04-2003, 10:58 PM   #329
SteveDallas
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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Seems to me marriage was a religious thing before it became a civil thing.
I'm not so sure. I expect concerns about property (including the bride), inheritance, and clan alliances were around before any theologians started mumbling about holy matrimony.
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