Originally Posted by waitingtables

Ralph made it seem as though marriage was only about sex in the post above mine Gary. I should have quoted him. And we judge pedophiles because it is against the law to have sex with children, not another consenting adult.

Pedophilia is illegal because we judge it to be immoral.

Aren't you outraged when people try to impose their morals on others via the law??



Incestuous marriage is illegal to protect society from mutated offspring. I think that you should be able to marry whom ever you like, as long as they are of age and consent. People of close relations should not be allowed to reproduce because of the dangers to any offspring.

Assuming that was true (infact it's only partially true) why don't we allow close relatives to marry if they agree to be sterilised?




Polygamy is rife with abuse and should not be sanctioned by any state out of concern for the children being raised by people who allow 50 year old men to marry and impregnate girls under the legal age of consent, which we know for a fact happens.