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  2. Marriage in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, the majority of Canadian marriages (76.4%) were religious, with the remainder (23.6%) being performed by non-clergy. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada nationally since 2005. Court decisions, starting in 2003, had already legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories.

  3. List of venerated couples - Wikipedia

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada 5 March 1967 Ottawa, Canada Servant of God Pauline Archer-Vanier: 17 March 1902 Auzits, Aveyron, France 23 March 1991 Trosly-Breuil, Oise, France Archdiocese of Ottawa [27] [28] [29] Servant of God Ulisse Amendolagine 14 May 1893 Salerno, Italy 30 May 1969 Rome, Italy Servant of God Lelia Cossidente Amendolagine 4 May ...

  4. Quaker wedding - Wikipedia

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    Quaker marriages in England and Wales have two marriage certificates: The Quaker marriage certificate is a large document which sets out the couple's names, the procedure they have followed and the declarations made. It is signed by the couple and by all who were present at the meeting for worship for solemnisation of the marriage.

  5. Weddings in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia

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    Most wedding traditions in the United States and Canada were assimilated from other, generally European, countries. [1] Marriages in the U.S. and Canada are typically arranged by the participants and ceremonies may either be religious or civil. In a traditional wedding, the couple to be wed invite all of their family and friends.

  6. Types of marriages - Wikipedia

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    The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless ...

  7. Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement

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    Latter-day Saints believe that monogamy—the marriage of one man and one woman—is the Lord’s standing law of marriage. However, the LDS Church considers polygamy to have been a divinely inspired commandment that is supported by scripture; [ 4 ] today, the LDS Church teaches the historical aspects in an adult Sunday School lesson once every ...

  8. Same-sex marriage in Manitoba - Wikipedia

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    Bishop Lydia Mamakwa of the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh, encompassing First Nations communities in northeastern Manitoba, opposes same-sex marriage, [20] and the diocese does not perform same-sex marriages. Some other religious organisations also perform same-sex marriages in their places of worship, including the United ...

  9. Interfaith marriage - Wikipedia

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    While of marriages performed before 1960, 81% of marriages were between spouses from the same religious denomination, 11% were between spouses of different Christian denominations, 5% were between a Christian and a religiously unaffiliated spouse, and 3% were other mixed forms of interfaith marriages, the corresponding figures for marriages ...