Guest guest Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Iswari wrote: Any other Amma-wedded ones, here? What was playing during your ceremony? Dear Iswari ~ do you know whether a couple must be legally married before Amma can marry them? I would so love to get married by Amma. Blessings ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 When I asked the MA Center people about getting married by Amma, I was only told to keep in mind that Amma's ceremony was a spiritual and not a legal wedding. So, it's certainly possible that the legal status of your relationship doesn't matter. Why not ask? Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: > Dear Iswari ~ do you know whether a couple must be legally married before > Amma can marry them? I would so love to get married by Amma. Blessings ~ Linda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The legal status of your marriage matters in many. many ways. It matters when it comes to taxes, health benefits, insurance, rights to visit your partner if/when seriously ill in the hospital, custody of children, the right to make health care decisions for children or for each other, certain property rights, etc. This touches on why gay people have been working for the right to legally marry. Asian Indians are used to having two ceremonies. Often in the US the civil (legal) ceremony is held around the same time as the engagement ritual but the couple and their families do not consider the two married until the temple ceremony....or in this case the marriage by Amma. Jesus told his disciples to "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's." This is relevant here. Marriage is not a private matter. It is a status within a community. The legal requirements for that partnership in the state where a devotee lives need to be met. In Amma's service, Aikya Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari> wrote: > When I asked the MA Center people about getting married by Amma, I was only told to > keep in mind that Amma's ceremony was a spiritual and not a legal wedding. So, it's > certainly possible that the legal status of your relationship doesn't matter. Why not ask? > > Blessings, > Iswari > > Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: > > Dear Iswari ~ do you know whether a couple must be legally married before > > Amma can marry them? I would so love to get married by Amma. Blessings ~ Linda > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aikya, I believe that Iswari meant the legal status of a relationship doesn't necessarily have to be 'MARRIED' in order for Amma to agree to perform the marriage ceremony. Namah Shivayah, Erica Ammachi, "Aikya Param" <aikya> wrote: > The legal status of your marriage matters in many. many ways. It > matters when it comes to taxes, health benefits, insurance, rights to > visit your partner if/when seriously ill in the hospital, custody of > children, the right to make health care decisions for children or for > each other, certain property rights, etc. This touches on why gay > people have been working for the right to legally marry. > > Asian Indians are used to having two ceremonies. Often in the US the > civil (legal) ceremony is held around the same time as the engagement > ritual but the couple and their families do not consider the two > married until the temple ceremony....or in this case the marriage by > Amma. > > Jesus told his disciples to "render to Caesar the things that are > Caesar's." This is relevant here. Marriage is not a private matter. > It is a status within a community. The legal requirements for that > partnership in the state where a devotee lives need to be met. > > In Amma's service, > Aikya > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aikya, what I was saying is that the legal status of a couple's relationship *might* not matter to Amma in Her decision to marry them or not (since I was told that Amma would not be involved in any legal aspects of weddings), not that it doesn't matter in general. Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, "Aikya Param" <aikya> wrote: > The legal status of your marriage matters in many. many ways. It > matters when it comes to taxes, health benefits, insurance, rights to > visit your partner if/when seriously ill in the hospital, custody of > children, the right to make health care decisions for children or for > each other, certain property rights, etc. This touches on why gay > people have been working for the right to legally marry. > > Asian Indians are used to having two ceremonies. Often in the US the > civil (legal) ceremony is held around the same time as the engagement > ritual but the couple and their families do not consider the two > married until the temple ceremony....or in this case the marriage by > Amma. > > Jesus told his disciples to "render to Caesar the things that are > Caesar's." This is relevant here. Marriage is not a private matter. > It is a status within a community. The legal requirements for that > partnership in the state where a devotee lives need to be met. > > In Amma's service, > Aikya > > Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari> > wrote: > > When I asked the MA Center people about getting married by Amma, I > was only told to > > keep in mind that Amma's ceremony was a spiritual and not a legal > wedding. So, it's > > certainly possible that the legal status of your relationship > doesn't matter. Why not ask? > > > > Blessings, > > Iswari > > > > Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: > > > Dear Iswari ~ do you know whether a couple must be legally married > before > > > Amma can marry them? I would so love to get married by Amma. > Blessings ~ Linda > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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