Support Arizona
May 13, 2010
You may have heard that Arizona recently passed an immigration law.* Its critics claim several objections; according to them, among other things:
1—A state has no business dealing with the immigration problem; that’s for the federal government.
(The federal government has chosen not to enforce the border, and that should be the end of that!)
Yes, Marriage Is worth Defending
October 6, 2009
Even from a Non-Christian Perspective
I’m sympathetic to the libertarian argument (made by many, including many Christians) that the state should completely get out of the marriage business. From this point of view, we can avoid all the rancorous public fights over same-sex marriage, etc. if we can all agree that it’s not the government’s business whether a given couple (or group, in the case of polygamy or “polyamory”) is “married”.
Ultimately, however, I’m inclined to disagree. Even judging only by non-religious utilitarian criteria, I think the state should recognize—and (if only by recognizing) encourage—marriage. Read the rest of this entry »