RT Article
T1 The State and Marriage: Cut the Connection
JF Tyndale bulletin
VO 68
IS 1
SP 95
OP 119
A1 Hill, Daniel J. 1972-
LA English
PB Tyndale House
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1750027097
AB 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.
K1 Marriage : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Marriage law
K1 Church and state
K1 Peer reviewed