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1968Camaro80 Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 04:27 AM
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Traditional marriage includes:
Traditional marriage includes:

Until 1691, Whites only.
Until 1724, Blacks with the permission of slave owner.
Until 1769, the wife is property.
Until 1899, polygamy was legal. (Thanks Mormons!)
Until 1900, the wife couldn't own property.
Until 1965, contraception was illegal.
Until 1967, interracial marriage was illegal.
Until 1975, the wife couldn't have credit in her name.
Until 1981, husbands owned all property.
Until 1993, marital rape was legal!

What exactly is the American Taliban (RepubliCON) still trying to cling to?
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