Why limit this acknowledgment to marriage? It's time we acknowledge that the books of the Bible were written in a certain time and context, in the language of the time, and specifically applicable to the culture, customs, and ethics of the time. And, that the original texts had no punctuation or capitalization, have been mistranslated time and time again by powerful people (church and secular) who had reason to change the scripture's meanings for the benefit of their own power and control. And, finally, no... The Bible is not the literal word of God. If it were, with all its contradictions, it was written by a fickle God with attention deficit, unworthy of anyone's faith. Amen.