Getting the State out of Marriage

Marriage already is about -- two people advertising to the world that "we have agreed, temporarily at least, to have monogamous sex together and will remain in the same household as long as it is convenient for both parties" -- of haven't you noticed that that's how increasing numbers of hetrosexuals have treated it for decades now? And I'll buy the "for the children" argument when we deny marriage liscences to any couple who has not procreated together.

The "protection of children and women who take time out of their lives to have and nurture children" is not in the scope of the role of the federal government. That is the responsibility of the father of those children, and it is the government's insistance in usurping this responsibility that is largely to blame for the disintegration of the family in our society. With the advance of science in general, and specifically genetic testing, it has become increasingly simple to identify paternity of children, and this technology should be used to hold dead-beat fathers responsible for their actions. The love 'em and leave 'em attitude of men in our culture needs to end. It is the responsibility of religious leaders to teach moral behavior,