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queerart

(1,784 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2012, 07:19 PM Mar 2012

(Article) The Forgotten History of Gay Marriage

Republicans and other opponents of gay marriage often speak of marriage as being a 2,000 year old tradition (or even older). Quite apart from the fact that the definition of marriage has changed from when it was a business transaction, usually between men, there is ample evidence that within just Christian tradition, it has changed from the point where same-sex relationships were not just tolerated but celebrated.

http://www.care2.com/causes/the-forgotten-history-of-gay-marriage.html

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(Article) The Forgotten History of Gay Marriage (Original Post) queerart Mar 2012 OP

Awesome find! LuvNewcastle Mar 2012 #1

Sweet! William769 Mar 2012 #2

I bought the Boswell book several years ago and read it carefully.... Rowdyboy Mar 2012 #3

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

1. Awesome find!

Reply to queerart (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 07:30 PM

Mar 2012

It makes you wonder how much has been covered up by the church through the centuries.

William769

(55,147 posts)

2. Sweet!

Reply to queerart (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 07:34 PM

Mar 2012

Thanks for posting this.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)

3. I bought the Boswell book several years ago and read it carefully....

Reply to queerart (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:57 AM

Mar 2012

Its really an exceptional piece of scholarship. We've been around forever and we are just the latest pilgrims to follow this lonely road.

Hopefully, "all things old are new again"

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