There is no point in marriage when you can live together anyway

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There is no point in marriage

When you can live together anyway

Marriages are formed to have a family even if the one had children before becoming conjoined into a marriage. Some say the child is better off in many ways if the parents are split up, which means two families will then form and a child can have both families to connect with.

   Christians believe that to have a sexually active relationship you should only be married and sexual intercourse should not at any reason take place until the marriage vows are said and God has then conjoined two into one. Christians value marriage very highly and it is very important to keep to the laws and obey Gods commands and duties of marriage. Marriage is the union of bringing two people into a faithful relationship of love and companionship for the rest of their lives. They believe God brings the Union, also they believe that the Christian marriage is considered both joyful and solemn. Marriage is an ‘Exclusive covenant relationship which is a two sided promise.’ They both promise to each other and God they will both love and honour each other. In the bible it states “In the beginning of the creation God made the male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be made with his wife and the two shall become one flesh.”

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         There is an old joke that says marriage is not a word but a sentence, “ Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution? For that matter, who would want to take up an institution? The number of Marriages has taken a large decrease since 1971as then there was 22,400 weddings taken place in Wales, by 1991 it dropped to 16,000 and last year only 15,500 marriages took place. That is a high drop and it could be showing that many people are deciding to not take up a marriage and ...

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