tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18903763.post114366513279356029..comments2023-08-04T06:22:59.607-07:00Comments on NitwitOddment: Moral IssueJoy to the Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931484667912628207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18903763.post-1144734312571553112006-04-10T22:45:00.000-07:002006-04-10T22:45:00.000-07:00I believe that marriage serves two purposes1) a le...I believe that marriage serves two purposes<BR/>1) a legal agreement determined by the state<BR/>2) a public declaration of a committment intended to support both celebration and public recognition that the people are no longer available to make that sort of commitment to others.<BR/><BR/>The legal part is determined by 'state' that clarifies inheretance and sharing things like health benefits, making the status of children clearer etc. This generally makes marriage valuable because it reduces beurocracy (sp). It is on this level that I would question polygymy - how does it fit to the legal financial support infrastructure. If taxes paid to the state by individuals are drawn disporopritionately by polygymous families - then I'd question the 'fairness' of the contributions made. For example are non-polygymnous people subsidising this belief disproportionately? As far as celebration and public declaration of commitment belief - I have not problem with that. Apologies for all the spelling atrocities. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757043386749543250noreply@blogger.com