Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs…or Whatever


	Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs…or Whatever

Efrain Alvarado

5-25-2009 10:53 AM

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Efrain Alvarado says:

The problem, as the Lessins and others have noted, is that, given this reasoning, denying them the right to marry of the basis of the number of partners is also arbitrary and unjust.

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5-25-2009 2:45 PM

tanyamm

There is such a thing as carrying things to far.

5-25-2009 11:10 PM

merrie

If you follow this kind of thinking, then there's no end to their "relationship" variables.

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