The State and Marriage: Cut the Connection
I argue that the connection between the state and the institution of marriage should be cut. More precisely, I argue that the state should not (I) solemnise or purport to solemnise any marriages, (II) register any marriages and (III) make any laws, civil or criminal, respecting marriage. I advance s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-119 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Marriage
/ State
/ Law
/ Abolition of
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| Further subjects: | B
Marriage
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Marriage law B Peer reviewed B Church and state |
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| Summary: | I argue that the connection between the state and the institution of marriage should be cut. More precisely, I argue that the state should not (I) solemnise or purport to solemnise any marriages, (II) register any marriages and (III) make any laws, civil or criminal, respecting marriage. I advance several arguments for this thesis, and then respond to many possible objections. I do not argue for any change in any of the typical Western laws respecting sexual intercourse; in particular, I do not argue for any change in the laws regarding rape, the age of consent to intercourse or intercourse with a minor. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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