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| Yes | 71% | 685 votes | Total: 970 votes | |
| No | 29% | 285 votes |
Yes
by Molly Carter
Created on: March 08, 2008
Marriage, as it is designed to be is an oath between two people, God, and spoken in front of family
by Bill Whitney
Created on: December 24, 2007 Last Updated: April 18, 2009
Marriage is supposed to be a sacred union between a man and a woman performed in a church by a minister.
Created on: December 17, 2011
In wedding vows, even those slightly tweaked, generally a couple promises to love, honor and be faithful
by Cosmin Pascu
Created on: November 05, 2008 Last Updated: November 22, 2008
We live in a world where values and principles which once were the hallmark not only of a nation but
Created on: May 15, 2008
While marriage is intended to be sacred, so often it is not. Taken as a majority, there is nothing sacred
Created on: May 07, 2008
It seems that today there are too many people that view marriage as something to do and not a life long
by Megan Risley
Created on: July 14, 2008
Traditional wedding vows: "I, (name), take you, (name), to be my [opt: lawfully wedded] (husband/wife),
by Mark Mahon
Created on: August 26, 2009
It is ironic for me that dependent on the size of the dictionary, when you look up the word 'marriage'
Created on: December 16, 2007
Yes, the sacred character of marriage has been lost. It's not just in divorce that tells us that something
by Jimmy Ettele
Created on: November 19, 2007
As we have seen the Electric Slide, Macarena, and the Chicken Dance come and go, so to has the sacred
Created on: June 17, 2009 Last Updated: June 23, 2009
Which begs the question - "Has marriage ever been truly been sacred?" This is the more pressing
Created on: October 18, 2007
Absolutely, in todays' marriage function that is to say walking down the aisle, standing in front of
by MrsW_IV
Created on: January 29, 2009
The United States is a great place to live! We have so many freedoms. One of the prices for those freedoms
Created on: September 08, 2008
Marriage was intended to be between a man and a woman as in the garden of Eden. A lot of history has
by Kim Sharpe
Created on: January 19, 2008 Last Updated: July 10, 2011
Yes, I think the sacred character of marriage has definitely been lost. American people have become
by Mike Bond
Created on: January 08, 2011
I'm not a religious person, so the words 'being married in the eyes of God' mean little to me. I know
by Jacob Knapp
Created on: February 15, 2009 Last Updated: February 19, 2009
Marriage and the whole concept of marrying some one has been torn from its original purpose and meaning
by Trisha Clark
Created on: October 05, 2007
Historically, marriage was a way to legally transfer property. It was an agreement between two families
by D. Warnaar
Created on: February 19, 2008
Has the sacred character of marriage been lost? I think the answer is obvious simply from the high divorce
by Lisa Fagan
Created on: May 05, 2008
Marriage has definitely lost its sacred character. People are breaking their marriage vows like there's
No
by Don MacIver
Created on: March 03, 2008
Marital unification continues to be the choice of a large segment of coupled partners to a relationship
Created on: December 24, 2010
Marriage has never been easy. In fact, marriage has never ever been anywhere close to easy.
by Vicki Brown
Created on: April 15, 2008 Last Updated: March 16, 2009
Many times people have asked me why my husband and I are still married. The answer is simple. I believe
Created on: April 12, 2009
In Judaism we hold to the concept that all created things have the potential for elevation. Our speech,
Created on: November 24, 2009
In these days where men and women jump in and out of marriage without due regards to the laws of God,
Created on: January 24, 2008
The sacred character of marriage is no more lost than the One who spoke its covenant into existence.
Created on: September 02, 2009 Last Updated: September 20, 2010
It is true that as a result of the women's movement along with the corruption of the media popularizing
Created on: February 26, 2008
My first marriage ended after twenty years. My new partner had separated from his wife after 34 years
Created on: June 13, 2010 Last Updated: June 14, 2010
I believe marriage vows still hold true and its sacredness is not lessen or diminutive by time.
Created on: June 13, 2009 Last Updated: June 14, 2009
Marriage initially began as an aspect of religious traditions and values. Throughout history various
Created on: April 12, 2009
The marriage between a man and woman will be as sacred as each bride and groom chooses it to be. If
by Joan Harrell
Created on: November 29, 2007
No way, the sacred character of marriage has not been lost. I do or I will is the most vital experience
by Ben Hughes
Created on: March 03, 2008
While the sacred nature of marriage has been gradually eroded, it can never be lost because by its very
by Vint Huit
Created on: September 10, 2007
The aspect of marriage being sacred is not yet lost, the fact that a couple wants to get married is
by Elena Ryder
Created on: November 12, 2007
Without a sense of the sacred character of marriage, who would marry? Committing to a life partner shares
by Ana-Marie Ly
Created on: September 11, 2007
No and it doesn't have to. The couple themselves gives that character to a marriage. Losing that sacred
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