As a minister who occasionally performs weddings in New Orleans, questions invariably arise about how it must be done. I spend a lot of time separating tradition from what is taught in the Bible (which is practically nothing) about HOW a wedding is to be performed . . . and also on what the Bible teaches about marriage (which is substantial).
As we run to the battle on gay marriage, it's good to make sure we understand where the currently traditional idea of one man/one woman marriage came from. This Christianity Today article gives a quick overview about how the idea of the ideal marriage was tweaked over the course of church history.
Read the article . . .
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