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Since the latest thing is ranting against Bush's $1.5 billion marriage proposal, it's useful to mention that

no Separatist was ever married in church, because there is no hint of a marriage ceremony in scripture and the [early] church had not considered marriage a sacrament before AD 537

As there is no wedding ring in the Bible either (what with there being no mention of a ceremony whatsoever), they didn't believe in using a ring either.

Many of the Separatists later colonized... the United States.
They were called... the Pilgrims.

Yes, that's right, that venerated group of Mayflower passengers did not believe in marriage as a church rite.

from God's Secretaries, pp. 180-181 and http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/colonial_life/pilgrims.htm posted by Richard at 16:43 / permalink (post) | permalink (numeric)