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Originally posted by nononono
Mercy. If you believe in marriage as a benefit to society, you should want the government to sanction it and reward it. There are few things, perhaps, you might want the government to weigh in on, but don't you want it to be the essential, fundamental things? Or the opposite?
BTW, there's an article at NR today outlining some common points that conservatives may have re marriage. In th econtext of finding common ground re gay marriage.
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I believe a private right to contract for a marriage partnership, based on the terms and conditions of the contract are a benefit to society, and would look forward with approval to the state upholding the private right to contract for the same, much as they uphold the right to contract for other private endeavours. Outside of that, I don't think the state needs to sanction marriage as some sort of greater institution.
eta: cite on the article, please?
