Do they really believe that giving government more power will be a good thing? If so, is this based on an assumption that the government is not made up of fallen men that will abuse the power they are given?
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Giving the government more power is not advisable, but we should retreat from no-fault divorce, and enforce the laws against prostitution and co-habitation that we have.
This is an example of the Christian worldview in action. If we actually had it instead of maligning it, we would need fewer laws, not more.
I agree. This is another example of government encroachment. Marriage licenses were devised so as to regulate the human relationships in which freed blacks could engage.
Nowadays, marriage licenses are generally a contract between a woman, the state on a man. Want to end the divorce epidemic? Change the laws so that the children always go to the father, except under extreme circumstances such as prison.
...nforce the laws against prostitution and co-habitation that we have.
I'm more in favor of public rebuking, humiliation, shame, and shunning myself. Do it yourself. You would prefer to call the cops on your child if he/she started shacking up rather than dealing with it yourself?