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Atheists & Agnostics

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21. My wife was a lawyer

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 06:29 PM

Jun 2020

she says, "Marriage may be a sacrament in the eyes of God, but in the eyes of the law it is just another contract".

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Lawsuit Says Atheist Parolee Spent 5 Months in Jail for Not Going to Bible Study [View all] NeoGreen Jun 2020 OP

Grrrr.... progressoid Jun 2020 #19

So very wrong. There is SO much wrong with this country. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #2

"a religious program in order to fulfill some legal obligation" bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #3

A marriage license is civil SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #4

Not really SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #7

I suppose that would be up to the church involved. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #11

Nope. sarge43 Jun 2020 #12

Horse, you got your cart on backwards Warpy Jun 2020 #13

If you do that, barbtries Jun 2020 #14

How on Earth did you get the idea Susan Calvin Jun 2020 #6

obviously azureblue Jun 2020 #8

My wife was a lawyer DBoon Jun 2020 #21

Jesus! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #9

Christo-fascism Dopers_Greed Jun 2020 #18

Forced conversion is not in scripture but free will is. BrightKnight Jun 2020 #22

Juviniles I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #23