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Genesis 218
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Genesis 219
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Genesis 219
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Marriage or marry comes from two root words
Wed Conjugal
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Marriage or marry comes from two root words
Wed to pledge Conjugal
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Marriage or marry comes from two root words
Wed to pledge Conjugal con jug (from
yoke)
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Marriage or marry comes from two root words
Wed to pledge Conjugal con to connect
jug (from yoke)
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Marriage or marry comes from two root words
Wed to pledge Conjugal con to connect
jug (from yoke) to couple, serve, join
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In both the Old and the New Testament, the
marriage relation is employed to represent the
tender and sacred union that exists between
Christ and His people. Desire of Ages, page 151
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Like every other one of Gods good gifts
entrusted to the keeping of humanity, marriage
has been perverted by sin but it is the purpose
of the gospel to restore its purity and beauty.
Mount of Blessing, page 64
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Satans Attacks on Marriage
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Polygamy
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Polygamy
Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the
other Zillah. Genesis 419
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Polygamy
Polygyny multiple wives Polyandry multiple
husbands
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Among the Nair people, who inhabit Indias
Malabar Coast, a woman may marry several men of
equal or superior rank. In areas of Tibet, a
woman may marry the eldest brother of a family
and then also take his brothers as mates.
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Polygamy
Polygyny multiple wives Polyandry multiple
husbands
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Polygamy Divorce
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Polygamy Divorce
The ancient world apparently divorced their wives
without any formality by simply ordering them out
of the house. Adventist Bible Commentary
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Polygamy Divorce
50 percent of first marriages, 67 of second and
74 of third marriages end in divorce.
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Polygamy Divorce
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried
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In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 4.85
million cohabiting couples, up more than 1,000
percent from 1960, when there were 439,000 such
couples. A 2000 study found that more than half
of newlyweds have lived together before walking
down the aisle. www.wikipedia.com
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried Same
gender marriage
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There is evidence that same sex unions have
occurred since the beginning of recorded history
in Egypt, China, Greece, Rome and Japan. Famous
lovers include the Egyptian couple Khnumhotep and
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Niankhkhnum and the Greek couple Harmodius and
Aristogiton. The first recorded use of the word
marriage for same-sex couples occurs during the
Roman Empire. A number of marriages are recorded
to have taken
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place during this period. In the year 342, the
Christian emperors Constantius and Constans
declared same-sex marriage to be illegal.
www.wikipedia.com
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Marriage, as defined by the civil law, is
currently available to same-sex couples in six
countries. The Netherlands was the first country
to allow same-sex marriage in 2001. Same-sex
marriages are also legal in
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Belgium, Canada, Norway, South Africa and Spain,
along with two states in the United States,
Massachusetts and recently California. In 2005,
Spain became the first country in the world to
recognize
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same-sex marriage (including adoption rights) on
equal terms and under the same law. In 1996, the
United States Congress passed the Defense of
Marriage Act defining marriage as a union between
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a man and a woman amongst other stipulations. As
of May 2007, twenty-six states have passed
constitutional amendments explicitly barring the
recognition of same-sex marriage, eighteen of
which prohibit the legal
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recognition of any same-sex union. Nineteen
additional states have legal statutes that define
marriage as a union of two persons of the
opposite-sex. The territory of Puerto Rico
ratified a similar statute in 1998.
www.wikipedia.com
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Same gender marriage in California
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Same gender marriage in California
In 1999 California Gov. Grey Davis signed a
domestic partner bill, making California the
first state to legally recognize same-sex couples.
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Same gender marriage in California
Under California Law, homosexual couples shall
have the same rights, protections, and benefits
as married spouses (Family Code 297.5).
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Same gender marriage in California
In 2000, 61 of Californians said Yes to
Proposition 22, which simply stated Only
marriage between a man and a woman is valid or
recognized in California.
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Same gender marriage in California
On May 15, 2008 the California Supreme Court, by
a vote of 43, ruled to strike down Proposition
22 and all other prohibitions on same-sex
marriage,
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Same gender marriage in California
as violating the state constitution, and ordered
the state to begin processing same-sex marriages
as of June 17, 2008.
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Proposition 8 is the same 14 words California
voters approved before, but this time its put
into our constitution Only marriage between a
man and a woman is valid or recognized in
California.
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Proposition 8 does not take any rights or
privileges away from homosexuals. Under
California Law, they shall have the same rights,
protections, and benefits as married spouses
(Family Code 297.5).
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried Same
gender marriage
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried Same
gender marriage
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried Same
gender marriage
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Polygamy Divorce Living together unmarried Same
gender marriage
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What does the Bible say?
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What does the Bible say?

• Exodus 2012

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What does the Bible say?

• Exodus 2012
• Exodus 2017

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What does the Bible say?

• Exodus 2012
• Exodus 2017
• Matthew 193

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What does the Bible say?

• Exodus 2012
• Exodus 2017
• Matthew 193
• Hebrews 134

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Three ways you can protect marriage
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Three ways you can protect marriage

• With your marriage

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Three ways you can protect marriage

• With your marriage
• With your voice

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Three ways you can protect marriage

• With your marriage
• With your voice
• With your vote

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Proposition 8 is the same 14 words California
voters approved before, but this time its put
into our constitution Only marriage between a
man and a woman is valid or recognized in
California.
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Proposition 8 does not take any rights or
privileges away from homosexuals. Under
California Law, they shall have the same rights,
protections, and benefits as married spouses
(Family Code 297.5).
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Proposition 8 does not take any rights or
privileges away from homosexuals. Under
California Law, they shall have the same rights,
protections, and benefits as married spouses
(Family Code 297.5).
www.protectmarriage.com
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If Gods people dont protect marriage the way
that God originally designed it, who will?
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