Marriage is a social institution with obvious social utility and should therefore reflect the society it is a part of, not the arbitrary morality of an archaic tome written in an agrarian era when women were regarded as property just as much as livestock. Look at the new testament, if you want; plenty of "women shall be subservient to men" stuff on offer from Paul. Considering the historical role of marriage in the oppression of women, looking to history as a guide of what marriage is supposed to be rings fairly hollow.
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