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Jack commented on Phillip Allen Crim's blog post 'Can someone please explain to me one thing?'

Government regulates marraige for the well ordering of society usually following financial concerns like inheritance, child support, liability. However no one seems to notice that the one man/one women model from which the government operates is in…

Apr 14, 2009

cyan banister commented on Phillip Allen Crim's blog post 'Can someone please explain to me one thing?'

@Paul As a Libertarian, I wish the government would stay out of marriage all together, but unfortunately that is a wish I probably will not see in my lifetime. So, I must wish for things within the constructs of what we have today and I'm in…

Apr 14, 2009

Paul R. Middlebrook commented on Phillip Allen Crim's blog post 'Can someone please explain to me one thing?'

Libertarians hold many different views on the issue of gay marriage, with some believing marriage, both straight and gay, should not be an issue for government and others believing that gay marriage should be recognized so long as straight marriage…

Apr 12, 2009

James Hines commented on Phillip Allen Crim's blog post 'Can someone please explain to me one thing?'

I agree entirely with Enrique's statement; the major issue that seems to arise when it comes to granting legal "marriage" status to gay and lesbian couples is the terminology. No human language to date has developed a word for every…

Apr 11, 2009

Enrique Gutierrez commented on Phillip Allen Crim's blog post 'Can someone please explain to me one thing?'

Your logic doesn't fail. The fact that the government recognizes marriage and provides civil benefits to married couples through taxes and privileges makes the Institution of Marriage a government controlled entity. As a result, any US citizen…

Apr 9, 2009

Can someone please explain to me one thing?

The thing I do not really understand is why the Gay Marriage is an issue at all. I am a conservative Christian in the midwest so most people would probably assume that I am a hateful individual against any type of Gay or Lesbian. The thing that does not make any sense to me is why Marriage is not taken out altogether as a government institution. If the Government has to have some type of control over the process I am sure that they can create some sort of civil union that really has nothing to…See More

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Phillip Allen Crim is now a member of Milk Apr 8, 2009

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