Talk:Traditional marriage
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It might make more sense for this to redirect to Traditional marriage movement. Sdsds 07:29, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
There seems to be a misunderstanding of how this term is used. "Traditional marriage" is mainly used by people who wish to create the illusion that, in older and better times, marriage was always a certain way. Sadly for them, there are many different marriage traditions. Some ancient traditions include, for example, polygamy. The use of the term is often political, somewhat like "intelligent design." Their use is intended to create in the mind of the listener or reader a value judgement about the topic, and about an opposing view. (Same-sex marriage in one case, evolution in the other.) By sending the reader directly to marriage, this (scholarly) understanding of the term is lost. On the other hand, Traditional marriage movement allows a reader really interested in marriage to get to that topic with only a single added link. Please, let's go back to Traditional marriage movement! Sdsds 19:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Seconded. I'm going to switch it back unless there is an objection? --John Kenneth Fisher 20:48, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Okey-doke. --John Kenneth Fisher 23:14, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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