I see your point...
So if we rule that a “social issue” like abortion which many believe is murder or, in the past, slavery should be left out of govt consideration and remain in the Church realm, are we better off?
Not a challenge to you but a topic of discussion....
I think that marriage is a construct of God and that it came before government. In the end government is not necessary to marriage so why give government power over it. I simply see more danger than benefit in government (especially federal) involvement in marriage.
With regards to slavery, I do not know a better way than using the force of government to punish those who steal, kidnap, and kill, especially in large scale (the essentials of slavery). In my mind the very essence of limited government is keep it small but recognize there are some things that cannot be done better privately.
Abortion I believe is something that I think will ultimately have to be under government control. The only way a person can justify abortion (or at least abortion where the pregnancy poses no danger to the mother) is to act as though a baby in the womb is not a person. While I am not prepared to call for federal legislation (states handle murder laws) I think that at some point it becomes like theft, murder, etc where the government actually is best equiped to control it.
In the end I guess my process boils down to: does something require the government and if it does, what is the lowest level of government that we can possibly grant power to. I don't claim to have all the answers but I simply don't trust power to government even if it is in pursuit of an agenda I agree with.