Marriage is considered important, and is focused and given importance from God.
as Jesus Christ performs his first miracle in a marriage ceremony.
and the most important ... the Church and its members are called the body of Christ on earth, and bride of Jesus Christ who is to come on the Clouds with his Glory and Holy Angels.
So, marriage is Considered important in Christianity.
No. Not all do, but certainly most do.
Because same-sex marriage is a belief among homosexuals, therefore denying same-sex marriage is denying their beliefs.Alternate Viewpoint:Some organized religions support same-sex marriage and some oppose it. By banning same-sex marriage, the government is preventing some religions from marrying people it wants to marry, while siding with other religions that don't want members of other religions to marry.
Dating before marriage is not allowed per all religions. However, dating is common outside marriage by all non adherents to religions and citizens in France are not exceptions.
Some religions are offended by the fact that civil marriage is permitted between people that are not eligible to receive the sacrament of matrimony in their church.
It doesn't. Many secular laws conflict with the religious beliefs of different denominations, yet religions continue to exist. When same-sex marriage is legalized, many religions just act as if it were not legal, the same way some religions act as if divorce were not legal.
It depends on the religion: 1. Most branches of Christianity are against same sex marriage. 2. Virtually all branches of Islam are against same sex marriage. 3. Most branches of Judaism accept same sex marriage, while Orthodox Judaism and some Conservative Jews are against it.
Yes!
Mainly some religions and conservative elements of society.
A lot of different religions do not believe in gay marriage or support gay people overall.
Same-sex marriage is prohibited by Islam, Orthodox Jews (and some Conservative Jews) and most Christian denominations.
They oppose it because they consider homosexual activity to be sinful.
If you are talking about non-Abrahamic religions in Asia, then the answer is no, although it is a topic of debate within Buddhism, and Liberal Buddhists support the idea, though Buddhists as a whole do not accept gay marriage.