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by Aryeh_Sinai on July 1st, 2008
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Edit: Skipped "religious" in the title. Fixed now.
1) Legally varies by state. Please see -
http://www.coolnurse.com/consent.htm
It depends on the religion. In Judeo-Christian Myth one must be married before you can have sex with your partner. Therefore, at what age is marriage appropriate?
2) There is no law on this, nor is there a social custom. It varies according to individual parent/child relationship.
~ Aryeh
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i think you skipped "religious" in the first sentence
by NightTripper on July 1st, 2008
i meant like consent to a religion, being a childs choice
by Kenzies on July 1st, 2008
I did, my bad. Sorry guys.
Depends on the religion in question. Judeo-Christian myth requires marriage before sex; therefore, what is the age at which one may marry?
~ Aryeh
by Aryeh_Sinai on July 1st, 2008
Marriage is an institution in which interpersonal relationships (usually intimate and sexual) are sanctioned with governmental, social, or religious recognition. It is often created by a contract or through civil processes. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution, in accordance with marriage laws of the land, and the legal age for parties seeking to be married varies from state to state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
by gmeades on July 1st, 2008
This has nothing to do with the question which was asked, I might add, which was specifically about the age a child can choose to not follow a religion of his parents choosing.
by gmeades on July 1st, 2008
I meant what age is acceptable for the individual. Not what age is acceptable legally.
Religiously, I suppose one could marry at any given time.
~ Aryeh
by Aryeh_Sinai on July 1st, 2008
As for your second comment - I answered that too. There is no law in any doctrine I can think of, with the exception of Islam, that forces a child to follow his parent's beliefs.
There is no law in any country I can think of, with the exception of Muslim controlled areas, that says a child must follow their parent's beliefs.
~ Aryeh
by Aryeh_Sinai on July 1st, 2008