Originally posted by Denyce
Having said that...does that mean that marriages such as mine are invalid because we do not intend to procreate???
Denyce
Boy under the Bible's definition, my husband and I are in an unlawful marriage too. We have the three kids from the first marriage. They are almost out of highschool... why on Earth would we want another 20 years of children when in 4 years we can be selfish and enjoy each other by ourselves.

Besides, I thought over-population was a world-wide epidemic. Marriage was set to protect the human race and inteneded to make it grow... grow we did! Now we have all sorts of problems of overcrowding, lack of food & Medicine... boy I'm swerving off topic, but you get my point.

Another side note: how many of you have actually read the Bible? Its actually pretty funny when you read starting at Genesis. There they describe in detail the contructon of the Earth. Later, we found out the Earth was round, not what those wise men said when the Bible was written. It was written as a form of explanation in a time when none other existed. It was written as a guide to help people make sense of things that seemed senseless. As we progress scientifically, I think that humanity needs to take a look at what is written and put it into context of WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN. We are human, we live and grow. Now, I don't want this debate to take a wild turn to bashing the Bible. invaluable lessons are taught in it.