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From: Jeff R. on 11 Apr 2010 20:39 "Chris H" <chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote in message news:AP621zA$NdwLFAX8(a)phaedsys.demon.co.uk... > Who defines the word "marriage" ? Well, your precious OED (actually, my 1930 two-vol. Shorter OED) specifically stipulates: "..the ceremony in which two persons are made husband and wife..." Note the singular "wife". The OED couldn't be wrong, could it? -- Jeff R.
From: J. Clarke on 11 Apr 2010 23:21 On 4/11/2010 8:39 PM, Jeff R. wrote: > "Chris H"<chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote in message > news:AP621zA$NdwLFAX8(a)phaedsys.demon.co.uk... > >> Who defines the word "marriage" ? > > Well, your precious OED (actually, my 1930 two-vol. Shorter OED) > specifically stipulates: > "..the ceremony in which two persons are made husband and wife..." > Note the singular "wife". > > The OED couldn't be wrong, could it? What does the full Oxford say (I'm too lazy to dig it out)? In any case, now today in some if not most Islamic countries polygamy is lawful.
From: Ray Fischer on 12 Apr 2010 02:10 Jeff R. <contact(a)this.ng> wrote: >"Chris H" <chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote in message >> Who defines the word "marriage" ? > >Well, your precious OED (actually, my 1930 two-vol. Shorter OED) >specifically stipulates: Dictionaries do not dictate. They report. And a 1930 edition is badly out of date. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Ray Fischer on 12 Apr 2010 02:15 tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >On 11 Apr 2010 22:34:46 GMT, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: > >>It's pretty obvious that lying by your church and child molestation >>done by your priests doesn't bother you. > >If it's obvious, then find one statement that I have made that is in >any way supportive or defensive of the acts of the priests who have The fact that you changed the subject as soon as it was pointed out that you still support that corrupt cult is ample evidence. >My wife still attends mass, but less regularly as time goes by. She >didn't this (Sunday) morning, missed Easter mass, and forgot about Ash >Wednesday. Her Irish parents would turn over in their graves if they >knew. > >Yes, I sent my children to Catholic schools, but that was a choice Yes, it was a choice. You support a corrupt institution, by choice. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Chris H on 12 Apr 2010 05:25
In message <4bc26be3$0$11181$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au>, Jeff R. <contact(a)this.ng> writes > >"Chris H" <chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote in message >news:AP621zA$NdwLFAX8(a)phaedsys.demon.co.uk... > >> Who defines the word "marriage" ? > >Well, your precious OED (actually, my 1930 two-vol. Shorter OED) >specifically stipulates: >"..the ceremony in which two persons are made husband and wife..." >Note the singular "wife". > >The OED couldn't be wrong, could it? Not at all... if you have the full OED as I do there are more definitions and that is but one the others go one to describe a far wider mandate. -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ |