Cultural aspects in Christian and Islamic religions - unesdoc - Unesco
Cultural aspects in Christian and Islamic religions - unesdoc - Unesco
Cultural aspects in Christian and Islamic religions - unesdoc - Unesco
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Marriage <strong>and</strong> Related Matters<br />
Marriage is a social frame to unit<strong>in</strong>g a man <strong>and</strong> a woman s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
humans feel, upon becom<strong>in</strong>g of age, the need to love <strong>and</strong> to be<br />
loved <strong>in</strong> return. This love may evolve <strong>and</strong> cause the man <strong>and</strong> the<br />
woman to enter a commitment with<strong>in</strong> marriage.<br />
Marriage <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Christian</strong> religion <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> the Muslim religion is a<br />
s<strong>in</strong>e qua non condition to have children. Although the concept may<br />
differ between the two <strong>religions</strong>, there rema<strong>in</strong>s a sort of agreement<br />
between a man <strong>and</strong> a woman to live under the same roof, to have<br />
children, <strong>and</strong> to be father <strong>and</strong> mother. Traditions <strong>and</strong> customs vary<br />
from one religion to another as concerns marriage which may be<br />
preceded by a period called engagement.
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