Monday, March 26, 2007

In dictionary terms

Since my blog is on the topic of same sex marriages it has made me wonder… What is the exact definition of marriage?

Well Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines marriage as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” Their second definition was referred to as same sex marriage, which they defined as “the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage.”

I was actually quite surprised to see they mentioned anything about same sex marriage in their definition; I’m positive a few years ago that the second definition wouldn’t have been included. I guess times are a changing and it might not seem like a big deal to see that definition posted, but it just goes to show that same sex marriages are being recognized and that marriage shouldn’t have to only be between a man and woman.

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