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"The husband is the head of the family and the wife is subject to him; her legal civil existence is merged in the husband" - georgia law, 1971
explaining my list here in a historical context...
well if you only care about the bible, there is this:
However, in oral arguments kennedy seemed concerned about upsetting "thousands of years of human tradition" so here you have it:
arranged child marriage - still the norm in most of africa/asia; for most of this region's history, example: boys from age 7 work as slaves of the future bride's family to 'pay off' the debt (variation on "shim-pua" in taiwan)
caste marriage - can only marry those within your social/economic/community hierarchy, much of india's history
group marriage - multiple husbands and wives joined together, ancient hawaii and various native tribes, the oneida in US
lavender marriage - a gay man and lesbian marry, according to some a viable alternative to SSM
levirate marriage - a widow is forced to marry her dead husband's brother, too many cultures to list
intra-racial only - bans on 'race mixing' in US in various states from 1664 to 1971, upheld by supreme court even after the 14th amendment
incest and cousin marriage - common in middle east to this day, roughly 1/10 marriages worldwide, legal in all US states until civil war and still legal in 20 states
no marriage allowed - southern chinese cultures like the Na
polygamy - too many cultures to list, still roughly 50% of marriages in west/central africa
posthumous marriage - a living person marries a dead one, legal and common in france and senegal, a few cases in the US, longstanding tradition in japan
temporary marriage - a contracted marriage that ends after predetermined period, sometimes probationary in case the wife doesn't satisfy her husband, ancient scottish tradition that continued until 1939, also common in shia islam
explaining my list here in a historical context...
well if you only care about the bible, there is this:
However, in oral arguments kennedy seemed concerned about upsetting "thousands of years of human tradition" so here you have it:
arranged child marriage - still the norm in most of africa/asia; for most of this region's history, example: boys from age 7 work as slaves of the future bride's family to 'pay off' the debt (variation on "shim-pua" in taiwan)
caste marriage - can only marry those within your social/economic/community hierarchy, much of india's history
group marriage - multiple husbands and wives joined together, ancient hawaii and various native tribes, the oneida in US
lavender marriage - a gay man and lesbian marry, according to some a viable alternative to SSM
levirate marriage - a widow is forced to marry her dead husband's brother, too many cultures to list
intra-racial only - bans on 'race mixing' in US in various states from 1664 to 1971, upheld by supreme court even after the 14th amendment
incest and cousin marriage - common in middle east to this day, roughly 1/10 marriages worldwide, legal in all US states until civil war and still legal in 20 states
no marriage allowed - southern chinese cultures like the Na
polygamy - too many cultures to list, still roughly 50% of marriages in west/central africa
posthumous marriage - a living person marries a dead one, legal and common in france and senegal, a few cases in the US, longstanding tradition in japan
temporary marriage - a contracted marriage that ends after predetermined period, sometimes probationary in case the wife doesn't satisfy her husband, ancient scottish tradition that continued until 1939, also common in shia islam
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