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New Jersey governor refuses to ban child marriage because ‘it would conflict with religious customs’

‘An exclusion without exceptions would violate the cultures and traditions of some communities’

A high profile Republican governor has declined to sign into law, a measure that would have made his state the first to ban child marriage without exception.

Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey and someone who has been a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, said such a ban would conflict with religious customs. He did not specify what religions he was referring to.

MORE:   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-jersey-chris-christie-child-marriage-ban-fails-religious-custom-a7735616.html

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  1. In the whole discussion it seems I am the only one who makes a link between ‘beginning of sexual activity’ and ‘age of marriage’. Strange, not?

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  2. I’m surprised that this practice is still allowed in a supposed progressive country like the USA, although I am aware that it was popular among certain sects, such as some Mormon groups, along with polygamy. Yes, it was normal in the past and still is in more primitive societies that a girl was considered ready for marriage once she reached puberty. But we have moved on and universal change is necessary.

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