This story, via ThinkProgress, was good for a laugh. Jennifer Thieme, of NOM:
Actually, as I recall, that's traditional Biblical marriage -- you know, the kind where, if you wanted to get married, you went to a respectable man in the village and bought one (or two) of his daughters. The kind where you could sell your daughters into slavery.
I believe that, in spite of the intentions of its advocates, the policy of gender-neutral marriage policy (commonly known as gay marriage) will come to treat mothers like slaves and children like chattel.
Actually, as I recall, that's traditional Biblical marriage -- you know, the kind where, if you wanted to get married, you went to a respectable man in the village and bought one (or two) of his daughters. The kind where you could sell your daughters into slavery.
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