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Marriage is a contract. Family is a widely accepted conservative value, though conservatism in one culture != conservatism in another. Sexual promiscuity leads to degeneracy, and eventually abuse of children. Responsible restraint of sexual energy (note: Not implying repression of acts in the art of love making, but restraint of excessive promiscuity itself) leads to self control and imparting similar values in the family.

Religion is a tool. It's usefulness depends upon the wielder of said tool. We've allowed bad people access to the tools.

>>14878980

No, it's a legally binding contract you enter into at the county. No ceremony needed at all. Many just associate with religion because "muh two flesh become one". You and your spouse enter a legally binding contract that requires no lawyer present; just a county clerk.

Divorce is a legal ending of said contract, and you should definitely have lawyers present to argue your side of it.

>>14878998

Meh. Even the boss says he believes in the "institution of marriage". That right there tells you he holds a (what's considered to be traditionally) conservative position on the matter. But you are partially correct. Religion only holds "weight" in the matter of marriage because people choose to believe it does.

>>14879056

>Satanists to pray at Phoenix City Council meeting

Go for it, morans.

>>14879146

Elon trying to into "A-cuppers for Associates". "Bewbs for Bachelors". "Mammaries for Masters". "Double-Ds for Doctorates". His students will always stay abreast of the latest and greatest in titillating innovations.

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Y'all quoting it wrong.

Beans, beans!

They're good for your heart!

The more you eat, the more you fart!

The more you fart, the better you feel,

so eat some beans with every meal!

>>14879197

So who wants to anon up and let them in on the big secret?

>>14879260

There's absolutely nothing wrong with my Flair.

>>14879276

>Marriage is more than just a social contract. It is a gift from God

Sex is a gift from God.

Marriage is a manmade legal contract.

Some argue marriage is a good thing for a functional society, and preservation of values leaning "conservative". Some argue that it goes against nature and God's intent for our truer nature as a species. But nowhere in the Bible does God say "Thou shalt be married". It just says not to covet your neighbor's wife, commit adultery, or fornicate. It does say that two flesh become one, and that when man leaves his parents' home, he is to join with his wife, faithfully. Marriage is absolutely nowhere in the Bible.

The concept of marriage is a civil/social contract that ensures the possibility that each member of society gets an equal shot at companionship and procreation. You think it's not that deep? Just look at all the other various control mechanisms put in place to placate people and ensure us "wild beasts" keep focus on many other distractions instead of who's pulling all the levers.

The Adam and Eve story? It's allegory for when people come of age and leave home. Cain and Able? Allegory for conflict for siblings serving their parents (or gov't). It goes on and on like this, while taking intermittent breaks for "begat begat begat" in order to establish a "God promised us this land, not you guys". Then the NT happens, and all that previous stuff really doesn't matter anymore because we went from legalism to love.

Jokingly (but maybe not?) invoking Carlin for thought exercise:

>>14879459

An attempt by the DS to get the French to riot and start a race war with the 10s of thousands of imported illegal immigrants in the country which ended up not working out as they planned. Regardless, the entire concept of thought being reality, and reality being malleable isn't without some externally influenced coincidences to help guide people down the path to either enlightenment, or desolation. Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous, right?

Let's just say that the entire concept of Satan is more like a projection of the self that embraced the shortcuts in the realm of the spiritual in exchange for the luxurious present, and the Godly think and act on things with a sense of admiration and preservation of things realized in their context of creation overall.

I mean, let's face it. They can't even figure out "which one" they want to worship, so they just worship them all, and hope to keep having a grand old time giving God the finger. Those that actually buy into this whole shtick, and I mean really and truly believe in "Satan" are about a dumb as a bag of used condoms.

No seriously. Really fucking dumb.

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Gotta work "Flapjacks" in there, somehow.

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