tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222625281347419787.post9019999764229349971..comments2024-03-15T18:52:48.143-06:00Comments on Ethics Forum: Legal Equality or Marriage Redefined?Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222625281347419787.post-67258282781588770122013-04-17T04:44:12.833-06:002013-04-17T04:44:12.833-06:00This comment should be examined more closely. The ...This comment should be examined more closely. The union of a man and woman has the potential to establish a line. The oldest practice for tracing a line that is known among anthropologists is through the mother. In the ancient world, caste and status were passed through the father, but blood line was traced through the mother and the marriage was about the establishment of a blood line, that is, procreation.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.com