You sure did post any such thing. Here's your comment from post 122.Yes, some children will be beaten, seduced, raped, even killed. But, given that government intervention is worse - perhaps we must rely on family and neighbors, and church members.
You took that totally out of context and then claimed I said that which is no where in what I wrote.
You posted: “Yes, some children will be beaten, seduced, raped, even killed. But, given that government intervention is worse - perhaps we must rely on family and neighbors, and church members.”
Government programs result in more child abuse. Undeniable.
Perhaps I should have been more specific as in: “But, given that government intervention results in inflicting more of the abuse it was supposed to alleviate - perhaps we must rely more on family and neighbors and church members”
“What exactly do you expect on a conservative forum when you are advocating a policy where “some children will be beaten, seduced, raped, even killed”?”
Do realize I am not advocating such a government policy, I am questioning it?
Note carefully, I described a state wide program which was in failure mode. Then I asked “What should be done?”
That is hardly advocating or support of such a failed program. Ditto for the laws under discussion.
Regarding your opinion of Liberals, I concur. Libertarians I don’t know about.
The previous poster was misinformed by a soi dissant “Libertarian” on the subject of marriage. In the Western world, laws give advantage to marriage, and restrict it to male/female couples because such marriages most reliably produce the best acculturated next generation.
Any other coupling does not deserve societal advantage, as it does not benefit society.