A new last name!

[Reynolds]

It is a cultural thing (not a Christian thing).

Britan developed the custom of taking the husband's last name and omitting the madien name in the 14th century.

But this is not the custom of most of the world, including many Americans.

It is not the custom of most Christians.

So why would a Christian pastor refuse to marry a Christian couple who does not hold that English tradition?

Such a refusal is placing unwarranted value on one specific secular tradition.

Refusing to marry a Christian couple for holding Italian, Spanish, French, Hispanic, Greek, etc. traditions rather than submitting to British tradition is not (IMHO) correct for a pastor.

Weddings are typically a traditional event. It is about the groom, bride and God. A pastor has no right to place his own secular traditions in the mix.

In the U.S., not taking the mans last name is a display of feminism and rebellion to the submission that is Biblically required.

 

[JonC]

In the U.S., not taking the mans last name is a display of feminism and rebellion to the submission that is Biblically required.

It could be with some. But that is an assumption.

Would you refuse to marry a couple if they were from Spain, Italy, France, Mexico, etc. and maintained those family traditions?

As a kid I knew a few Hispanics. Their mother kept their madien name. But they were also submissive to their husbands (also a part of their custom).


We cannot judge the whole based on a vocal minority.