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November 27, 2007

Marriage and the state

Few relationships in life are more important than marriage. And as I've written here before, it is precisely for that reason that I feel the state should stay away from marriage. For an institution so important (and so rooted in religious faiths) it should not be left to the whims of a secular democracy. I think this is partially why beloved Christian author C.S. Lewis wrote the following:

There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members. The distinction ought to be quite sharp, so that a man knows which couples are married in a Christian sense and which are not.

Extending this discussion further, Stephanie Coontz describes in the New York Times how and why the state seized control of marital contracts. 'Tis my recommended reading of the day.

Posted by Joshua Claybourn at November 27, 2007 09:34 AM

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