Talk:Quaker wedding

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[edit] Text from RSoF article

The following text was removed from the Religious Society of Friends article, and probably should be worked in here:

Historically, sometimes Friends' marriages were not recognized by the civil authorities. On some occasions this was an attempt to isolate and persecute the "heretics", on other occasions it was in response to Quakers' refusal to identify clergy. Some Friends seek an "official" recognition of their marriage by augmenting their marriage in the manner of Friends, by appearing before a justice of the peace, for example. Some Friends "record" ministers with the civil authorities in order to sign the paperwork. In other places the marriage of Friends has come to look similar to that of other Protestant Christian groups.

--Ahc 03:04, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Britain YM practice

This article does not, in fact describe Britain YM practice. The role of the MM Registering Officer is not mentioned. Clearness Committees may be called but not usually, in my experience. It is inaccurate to say that a Meeting for Marriage is "the same as" an ordinary MfW. It has a programme and many people will be present, who have never been to a Quaker Meeting before. I will try to ort out some improvements, using Milligan, Edward H.(1994) Quaker marriage (Quaker tapestry booklets series). ISBN 0-9511581-6-3. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vernon39 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC).