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Checking for validity of supposed early christian gay marriage rite

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Dr Jack

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09-01-2008 5:19 AM

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08-31-2008 4:36 AM

Records from England parish churches show marriages of two men throughout the medieval period.

Church attitudes to homosexuality have certainly varied with time and place.

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09-02-2008 5:08 AM

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This appear to refer to Adelphopoiesis (Wikipedia link). Seems the rite is quite certain, but the interpretation of it as "gay marriage" is contraversial.

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09-02-2008 5:10 AM

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09-01-2008 6:28 AM

I don't I'm afraid. I'll try and dig some up for you when I have time. I did find this about affrrement in France, which appears to be effectively a Civil Union.

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