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Jon Meacham

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subju

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The quote highlights that using the Bible to justify traditional marriage can be inconsistent because the same logic could be applied to prohibit unrelated things like lending money or hairstyles. It suggests that interpreting biblical authority selectively can lead to arbitrary or contradictory rules.

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