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From: jcj@tellabs.com (jcj)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Re: When are two people married
Message-ID: <Apr.21.03.25.52.1993.1331@geneva.rutgers.edu>
Date: 21 Apr 93 07:25:52 GMT
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JEK@cu.nih.gov writes:

>...
>The essential ingredient of a marriage is mutual commitment. Two
>persons are considered to be married if and only if they have bound
>themselves by mutual promises to live together as husband and wife,
>forsaking all others, till death do them part.
>

Does that imply that people who take marriage vows but aren't sincere
are not married?

Jeff Johnson
jcj@tellabs.com
