We know Shelyn's and Erastil's take on marriage.
But what do we know about the other gods? Their views, traditions, etc.
Just off the top of my head? Doubt Cayden would be big on the idea of being tied down, and can you imagine what an Asmodean marriage contract would weigh?
Calistria doesn't mind marriage, but has no use for it.
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Calistria doesn't mind marriage, but has no use for it.
Calistria's roles as 'goddess of free love' and 'goddess of spurned lovers seeking bloody retribution' suggest some possibilities for Calistrians and marriage.
On the one hand, she seems to discourage marriage for the sake of marriage, finding a more casual series of passionate affairs and one-night romances to be more 'natural.'
On the other hand, if the faithful *do* get married, it's expected to be taking pretty darn seriously, as the punishments for infidelity can get brutal...
As the only god of the 'big 20' who *is* married and does have a passle of children (and other extended family members), I see Torag as the number one 'marriage-god.'
Erastil may talk big talk about settling down and getting married and having a family, but he's that lonely spinster aunt who is always trying to set up her sister's kids, presumably to live vicariously through them. Erastil promoting marriage and 'settling down' makes about as much sense as Asmodeus sponsoring an order of paladins, it's hypocrisy and 'do as I say, not as I do' thinking.
Abadar would be all about the benefits of marriage in 'settling down' hot-blooded men and stabilizing society and all that, as it's the people who have families and property and whatnot that are most invested in civilization and it's rules and structures. Unmarried landless folk would be seen as chaos-waiting-to-happen. The sooner people 'buy in' to the social structures of the region, as supported by the regional authorities, including stuff like marriage and ownership, the more stable, productive and reliable they are. Yay civilization!
Irori's more of a challenge. His tenets come across as very self-oriented (or downright selfish), with a heavy focus on perfecting oneself (physically, spiritually and scholastically). And yet, it's entirely possible that *some* Irori might consider the 'challenge' of life being to become the best spouse, the best parent, the best child to their own parents, etc. 'Kung fu' means excellence or accomplishment, not 'kicking people in the face,' after all, and it's entirely possible that some devotees of Irori might endeavor to be the perfect family man (or woman), and not the perfect face-kicker.
Zon-Kuthon and his followers probably take marriage pretty seriously. Spiritual fetters stronger than iron, forged for life, binding two people eternally, to forever share the journey through this world of pain, in torment or in strength, even past the gates of death itself, two souls, one chain. You may now exchange cilices.
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Urgathoa doesn't necessarily encourage or discourage marriage but when marriage does occur, she views it not only has a marriage between the two or more parties involved but she views a marriage as a binding to herself as well. Thus she doesn't like at all divorce as that would be like divorcing Urgathoa herself... though murdering your partner(s) and raising them as the undead (sentient or otherwise) is a perfectly legitimate option. Also oaths of marriage in her faith do not include the phrase "Til death do us part"... something something undead.
Many vampires are known to keep a menagerie of former lovers as spawn or even just skeletons and zombies. For more information, including most of the above, I'd recommend checking out Pathfinder Adventure Path #47, Ashes at Dawn which includes the Urgathoa god article.
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I would expect all the gods to be for marriage is a small manner, just because they want more followers...
The easiest followers to get are those brought up by parents of the religion.
Otherwise the preachers converting believers of another faith are the only way to gain new followers.
Any religion against marriage, risks the followers converting to another faith that allows marriage and weakening its previous faith as followers walk out on it.
This could also lead to religions pushing celibacy before marriage so that the faithful are only producing more faithful. Not that many of the followers would pay attention to that one...
Having NPC's or PC's fall pregnant and the child bring raised by an NPC of a different religion has caused some interesting RP opportunities.
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My Ranger/Paladin of Erastil in RotRL is married to a rather casual worshipper of Urgathoa.
One of the most dreadful moments in his life was when he got interviewed by his father-in-law, an astonishingly young-looking but powerful necromancer and a strong believer in Urgathoa, and got his permission to teach only Erastil's holy ways to his future kid.
I think that Iomedae encourages living for others, maybe to the point of staying alone to better dedicate oneself to the good's cause. But if a worshiper does fall in love, she expects him/her to be a faithful lover to the utter end.
I think that Iomedae encourages living for others, maybe to the point of staying alone to better dedicate oneself to the good's cause. But if a worshiper does fall in love, she expects him/her to be a faithful lover to the utter end.
The Iomadae article in Council of thieves actually says that Iomadae encourages her followers to get married, so long as they are the sort to maintain fidelity with their spouse. The church is also a big haven for victims of domestic abuse, too.
'Kung fu' means excellence or accomplishment, not 'kicking people in the face,' after all, and it's entirely possible that some devotees of Irori might endeavor to be the perfect family man (or woman), and not the perfect face-kicker.
[troll]Actually, kung fu means "bitter work," referring no doubt to the often unpleasant discipline needed to master the martial art.[/troll]