myth buster
2010-03-27 16:24:18
38. Marriage contracts are the purview of state governments. Doing away with marriage as a legal institution may be a good idea, but for one aspect- spousal privilege in court testimony. It, too, appears nowhere in the Constitution, but rather in the Bible. The spousal privilege extends from the right not to be compelled to testify against oneself and the belief that husband and wife “become one flesh.”
