The real reason "marriage" is between a man & a woman
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5941
6/29/2008
As we all recall, back in the day women were chattle. Today, CNN's Mental Floss, reminds us of this:
All of our society's gender issues stem from the fact that fathers once used their daughters as currency to a) pay off a debt to a wealthier land owner, b) symbolize a sacrificial, monetary peace offering to an opposing tribe or c) buy their way into a higher social strata.
So next time you tear up watching a beaming father walk his little girl down the aisle, remember that it's just a tiny, barbaric little hold over from the days when daughters were nothing but dollar signs to daddy dearest