Finally, something new on the gay marriage debate c/o Roderick Long. Must read. Skyler.
Tag: marriage
Separate State and Marriage, an Analogy
I think following is an apt analogy to the gay marriage debate. Let’s say we were still in state-established church times (some are). We’ll call our church the Church of Officialdom. An easily recognized religion with the worship of one or more deities, liturgy, rites, edifices, etc. However, as a state-established Church, it enjoys the privilege…
Marriage in a Free Society
Written by Jim Davies for Strike-The-Root.com. What will marriage be like in the coming free society? Answer, of course: exactly what the contracting parties desire, neither more nor less. Marriage is a contract, governing relationships between two or more people. Its traditional terms are usually spelled out orally before witnesses, and involve forsaking all other…
Free All Marriage
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Marriage Equality and The State
Writes Pete Earle: Of course, every individual should be free to marry anyone – or as many other people – they want, on whatever basis they freely and mutually decide upon; they only need answer to themselves. Part and parcel to that, of course, is that no individual, group, or firm should be obligated to…
Conspiracy Theorem
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. The elephant in the room among libertarians is the “conspiracy theory.” Some libertarians openly and proudly promote the various…
What Would a Free Society Look Like?
Written by Sandy Ikeda for The Freeman. From time to time someone asks me what I think a genuinely free society would look like. How would it be organized, and who, exactly, would build the roads? I know I’m not alone. My answer is always: I don’t know, and neither does anyone else. In a…
Marriage: Rendering Unto Caesar That Which Is God’s
Written by Connor Boyack for his personal blog. Because of a desire by the state to control procreation and keep the white race pure, licenses were increasingly required throughout the 19th century, and by the early 20th century every state in the Union had adopted license requirements to allow a couple to marry, even if…
Marriage: A Sustainable and Voluntary Romantic Association
Send him mail. “Insight for the Young and Unrestrained” is an original weekly column appearing every Thursday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Gregory V. Diehl. Gregory is a writer, musician, educator, and coach for young people at EnabledYouth.com. Archived columns can be found here. IYU-only RSS feed available here. All romantic relationships begin voluntarily. We meet people…
Coming and Going
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. What would a column about my personal growth and improvement be without an analysis of the coming year? As…