>SNIP
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>>I'd rather think that marriage is older than current religions. They have usurped it, just like they have inserted themselves into pretty much any important moment in their flock's lives - to the point where there's only ONE exclamation of surprise left in English language.
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>Holy s**t!
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>Oh wait....

See what I mean?

(BTW, the "holy see" aka The Vatican, is translated straight from Latin, so "see" is "seat", actually "the holy stool" in my language. Go figure.)