It’s political.
If you push up the age for Bible people, they are likely to produce fewer Bible people - legitimate babies - who will in 18 years tend to be politically Conservative.
This will not stop non-Bible people from breeding illegitimate babies who will more than likely be Liberal voters in 18 years.
This will change the political horizon by intercourse.
>>This will not stop non-Bible people from breeding illegitimate babies who will more than likely be Liberal voters in 18 years.<<
Or maybe covenant marriage will come into vogue. Take the government out of it completely.
A Pastor says that he will officiate as a couple pledge a covenant to each other. Then everything that the cohabitators do, they do, only with vows to eachother and a piece of paper signed and kept at the church. All contracts are made with the two names, birth certificates, house deeds. At 25 they pay the government for the privilege of the legal piece of paper.
Tell me again why the government is involved with marriage?