XPost: sci.psychology.psychotherapy, alt.consciousness, talk.origins   
   From: RaanOne@One.org   
      
   "John Wilkins"  wrote in message   
   news:1gjw9jx.1b4r7vi1cwhqusN%johnSPAM@wilkins.id.au...   
   > Raan  wrote:   
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   > ...   
   > > I have a better idea... abolish marriage as a legal contract.   
   >   
   > I *like* this. We could replace it with parental agreements and   
   > partner's powers of attorney, inheritance registration as part of   
   > will-making, and so forth.   
   >   
   > Then, marriage could be purely a church affair, and non-church folk   
   > could organise a (non-legal) ceremony for whatever they like...   
   > --   
   > John S. Wilkins john@wilkins.id.au   
   > web: www.wilkins.id.au blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com   
   >   
   > God cheats   
      
   Separation of church and state... Exactly.   
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