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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by eadmund on Thursday December 02, 2021 @05:30PM (#29423699)
The reason that the State has historically cared about marriage is family formation. That's all.

Given that 'marriage' nowadays has nothing to do with family formation, it makes sense for the State to get out of that business.

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by CRConrad on Friday December 03, 2021 @06:03PM (#29436729)
> ...marriage is family formation.

Or just look at it the other (and IMO more correct) way around: It's actually family formation that is "marriage".

This truth used to be recognised by governments too, as witnessed by the ancient legal term "common law marriage".

If it's time for anyone to "get out of that business", it's everyone but the state.

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