James D. Wright, a sociologist at the University of Central Florida, contends that covenant marriage bills, which have been proposed in more than 20 states and are under consideration in the Michigan and Iowa Legislatures, reflect a shift away from individual liberties toward "a resurrection of traditional values: family, community and patriotism."
I wish people would stop formulating the matter this way. There is nothing anti-liberty about covenant marriage. In fact, the right to commit oneself on one's own terms, and the attendant responsibility for living up to one's commitments, are at the heart of the ideal of freedom. Without those things, no society, however structured or governed, could last for a single generation.
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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