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To: old and tired
By whom? I personally don't recognize a couple as married unless they were married by a priest, minister, or rabbi. Without God blessing the union, in my opinion, it's nothing.

My wife and I were married by a judge.

I'll go let her know that "old and tired" thinks it's nothing.

20 posted on 03/19/2013 4:24:14 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: justlurking
My wife and I were married by a judge. I'll go let her know that "old and tired" thinks it's nothing.

No offense intended. As a Catholic Christian, I very strongly believe marriage is a sacrament. The Lord may very well be bestowing graces upon you and your wife. However, if so, it is not because you spoke your vows in front of a judge. It is because you spoke your vows to each other and meant them.

When I said I wouldn't recognize a marriage unless it was religious, I really was speaking about my own children. They knew darn well we wouldn't recognize their marriages unless and until their vows were spoken in front of a priest. To practicing Catholics, a civil ceremony only = not married.

65 posted on 03/19/2013 6:12:59 AM PDT by old and tired
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