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Re:The Decline of Marriage by proactivesvcs on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:27AM (#14770523)
I'd say the article is actually inferring that marriage is what makes a family happy and stable. That and their use of the term "illegitimate" left me unable to finish the article. I'm sure some of it is my strong anti-marriage bias but it reads like being bound by contract and law is what makes a relationship and a family stable.
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Re:The Decline of Marriage by OJFord on Friday July 14, 2017 @02:27PM (#14772098)
> their use of the term "illegitimate" left me unable to finish the article

That's a well established definition of the word; if you Google 'define illegitimate' you'll get:

    1. not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.

    2. (of a child) born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
I don't think it really does to be offended by such things, I didn't read it as coming with any judgement from the author.
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