Everyone needs everything explained to them at some point in time if they want to understand it. You have needed me to explain different things about my beliefs to you, just I as I am asking you to explain your beliefs to me. Why do you need the fact that everything has to be explained at least once in order to be understood, unless experienced firsthand?
Just because something isn't specifically addressed in the Bible, doesn't mean it's not a sin. Two of the most important teachings of Jesus are do to others what you would have them do to you, and in all that you do, do it for God. Would you want to be married to some creepy guy that you'd never met if you were a young girl? Can you seriously say that people who marry children are doing it for God? "I'm marrying this pre-teen girl in the name of God." Yeah, I don't think so. They're doing it to sate their own perverse desires.
Finally, someone actually tries to make an argument. That argument also makes perfect sense. Although, I was really mostly referring to two children getting married, not an adult marrying a child. An adult marrying a child would be questionable, and it should probably be up to the priest's discretion as to whether or not the man is trustworthy of marriage, and such a marriage would probably far easier to prove null than regular marriages.
When you say, "two children getting married" how old are we talking? If we're talking teens, then that's what Romeo and Juliet laws are for. If we're talking pre-teens, then I don't think they're mentally or emotionally mature enough to properly understand what marriage is.
Also, the only circumstance I can think of where a kid would be alright with marrying an adult is if the adult was grooming them.
Romeo and Juliet laws aren't for marriage; they're for sexual activity. You probably are right about the mental preparedness of most pre-teens, but there are some pre-teens who are perfectly capable of understanding it. In such cases, it should still be up to the priest to decide upon the mental preparedness of the two wanting to get married. I suppose you could say they also have to have gone through puberty first (for the safety and assuredness of those wanting to marry), but that would still set the minimum age at around 14.
You're probably right about adults marrying children. Those situations are very questionable, and priests should probably say no to those the majority of the time, but there are extremely rare situations where it's actually legitimate.
Sure, keep pretending the church is still stuck in the times of it being invaded by pedophiles. Next thing I know, you're going to act as if the Arian Conspiracy is still a thing.
Marriage requires an extreme amount of consent, and if there was no true consent, then it can be annulled.
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Why do you need simple shit explained to you?
Your education is extemely lacking. Why do I suspect your "public school" was actually a home school?
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Just because something isn't specifically addressed in the Bible, doesn't mean it's not a sin. Two of the most important teachings of Jesus are do to others what you would have them do to you, and in all that you do, do it for God. Would you want to be married to some creepy guy that you'd never met if you were a young girl? Can you seriously say that people who marry children are doing it for God? "I'm marrying this pre-teen girl in the name of God." Yeah, I don't think so. They're doing it to sate their own perverse desires.
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Finally, someone actually tries to make an argument. That argument also makes perfect sense. Although, I was really mostly referring to two children getting married, not an adult marrying a child. An adult marrying a child would be questionable, and it should probably be up to the priest's discretion as to whether or not the man is trustworthy of marriage, and such a marriage would probably far easier to prove null than regular marriages.
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When you say, "two children getting married" how old are we talking? If we're talking teens, then that's what Romeo and Juliet laws are for. If we're talking pre-teens, then I don't think they're mentally or emotionally mature enough to properly understand what marriage is.
Also, the only circumstance I can think of where a kid would be alright with marrying an adult is if the adult was grooming them.
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Romeo and Juliet laws aren't for marriage; they're for sexual activity. You probably are right about the mental preparedness of most pre-teens, but there are some pre-teens who are perfectly capable of understanding it. In such cases, it should still be up to the priest to decide upon the mental preparedness of the two wanting to get married. I suppose you could say they also have to have gone through puberty first (for the safety and assuredness of those wanting to marry), but that would still set the minimum age at around 14.
You're probably right about adults marrying children. Those situations are very questionable, and priests should probably say no to those the majority of the time, but there are extremely rare situations where it's actually legitimate.
Yeah. Priests have been doing an awesome job of looking after the welfare of children...
No person with your complete lack of concern for consent laws can claim any semblance of morality.
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Sure, keep pretending the church is still stuck in the times of it being invaded by pedophiles. Next thing I know, you're going to act as if the Arian Conspiracy is still a thing.
Marriage requires an extreme amount of consent, and if there was no true consent, then it can be annulled.