From: Randall Parker 

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gary_wiltshire{at}compuserve.com says...
> 1) Should heterosexuals beyond child-rearing age be allowed to marry?

I don't have a solution to the problem. I think perhaps there should be
different kinds of marriage contracts and the bulk of them should not
constitute state-recognized marriage as it is meant today.

> 2) I'd rather get the government OUT of marriage altogether.

Me too.

>  Once
> upon a time marriage was a matter between the spouses-to-be and
> whatever religion they subscribed to.  Many, many pioneers went out
> west and considered themselves married when no clergy was available or
> relevent.  I'd rather see "marriage" handled by legal contracts,
> wills, powers-of-attorney, etc.

I'm not certain that this is workable. Lawyers might be able to come up
with all sorts of problems with such an approach. But I'd at least like to
see it seriously considered.

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