When Same-Sex Marriage Was a Christian Rite

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Patton Oswald (a very funny and well-known comedian) sets the record straight-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLzlIsrU4o

NSFW!

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"Contrary to myth, Christianity's concept of marriage has not been set in stone since the days of Christ, but has constantly evolved as a concept and ritual. Prof. John Boswell, the late Chairman of Yale University’s history department, discovered that in addition to heterosexual marriage ceremonies in ancient Christian church liturgical documents, there were also ceremonies called the "Office of Same-Sex Union" (10th and 11th century), and the "Order for Uniting Two Men" (11th and 12th century).

These church rites had all the symbols of a heterosexual marriage: the whole community gathered in a church, a blessing of the couple before the altar was conducted with their right hands joined, holy vows were exchanged, a priest officiatied in the taking of the Eucharist and a wedding feast for the guests was celebrated afterwards. These elements all appear in contemporary illustrations of the holy union of the Byzantine Warrior-Emperor, Basil the First (867-886 CE) and his companion John." well this is what i think if you wonna be with who ever you wont to be with but the bible says women & man but you have to stand in front of god when its your time & have to answer to him by yourself no one can help you only you & god & thats what i think 

Read the rest of the article @ http://anthropologist.livejournal.com/1314574.html