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If the Government stopped issuing marriage licenses
Posted on 9/6/25 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 9/6/25 at 9:47 pm
Would you be able to have a successful relationship & family ?
Or is that not possible without the government giving you a piece of paper ?
Or is that not possible without the government giving you a piece of paper ?
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Posted on 9/6/25 at 9:48 pm to Boston Bob
It would save a lot of people a lot of money.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 9:52 pm to Boston Bob
It’s always these fricking new guys with shitty, obvious bait topics.
Take your shiny hook elsewhere.
Take your shiny hook elsewhere.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 9:57 pm to Boston Bob
As long as they don’t take the right away from the gays that’s all that really matters…
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:03 pm to Boston Bob
F paper.
Govt especially.
Got married. Forgot certificate of marriage for pastor to sign night of wedding.
Who cares!
Did perfunctory bs…
But who cares.
Govt especially.
Got married. Forgot certificate of marriage for pastor to sign night of wedding.
Who cares!
Did perfunctory bs…
But who cares.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:06 pm to cubsfan5150
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It’s always these fricking new guys with shitty, obvious bait topics.
Take your shiny hook elsewhere.
It's an honest question for the marriage pushers.
Without that piece of paper from the government would people just wander aimlessly through the wilderness unable to reproduce, to be monogamous, to love & care for their children ?
How is it possible that there were families that thrived prior to there being governments handing out magical pieces of paper?
I mean, it's not real until your government overlords give you a piece of paper saying it's real, right ?
This post was edited on 9/6/25 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:07 pm to Boston Bob
It’s possible to do without the government but having some permanence to it gives it much more weight. Imagine how many more divorces there would be if you had no permanence to marriage
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:14 pm to Boston Bob
Absolutely. Already been doing it for 10 years. I don't need the government to validate my relationship.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:19 pm to Boston Bob
I have no idea where that piece of paper is and it was a foreign country who gave it to me. My marriage is great. What the frick is your point? 
This post was edited on 9/6/25 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:19 pm to Boston Bob
The government one is just for taxes and health insurance from my employer.
The only one that technically matters is from a church. After all, that’s the basis of marriage from a historical perspective.
The only one that technically matters is from a church. After all, that’s the basis of marriage from a historical perspective.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:28 pm to cubsfan5150
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It’s always these fricking new guys with shitty, obvious bait topics. Take your shiny hook elsewhere.
With a topic that’s sure to strike a chord on Tigerdroppings. I’m thinking it’s a bot.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:28 pm to Upperdecker
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t’s possible to do without the government but having some permanence to it gives it much more weight
The threat is losing wealth/money. Rarely if ever do you hear people going through a divorce lament about what Jesus will think of them.
Why rich people don't give a shite about getting a divorce. They don't want to lose wealth either, but they aren't working past retirement because she took the house.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:38 pm to Boston Bob
Legally that piece of paper means a lot like power of attorney at hospitals, tax benefits, and being able to be on your spouse medical and dental plans
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:48 pm to tigerbacon
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Legally that piece of paper means a lot like power of attorney at hospitals, tax benefits, and being able to be on your spouse medical and dental plans
Most of those, minus the taxes, came as benefits long after governments got involved with marriage.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 7:42 am to tigerbacon
The government taxing me less after I got married tells me the government would have been just fine taxing me less before I was married.
Same with insurance.
Same with insurance.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 7:44 am to Boston Bob
Many states recognize common law marriage. No govt paper involved.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 7:46 am to Boston Bob
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honest question
quote:
marriage pushers
Yeah you definitely sound like you want to have a discussion about this in good faith. Sure bro.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:00 am to pankReb
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The government taxing me less after I got married tells me the government would have been just fine taxing me less before I was married.
Unless the government wants to encourage people to get married.
This is really the answer to the OP’s disingenuous question. Nobody gets married in a vacuum. Replace the word “government” with “society” and it’s easier to consider the benefits of having a legal framework for something as significant as marriage. I’m not saying it’s perfect (it’s clearly not) but believing that nothing about your marriage is a public matter is childlike thinking.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:12 am to Boston Bob
The government didn't always play this role...churches issued and it was simply registered with the state for record keeping.
So.. to answer your question, of course people could- and DID- have successful relationships and families without the government issuing a piece of paper.
Google, my friend... works wonders.
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The transition to state-issued licenses
Beginning in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, state and local governments increased their control over the marriage process.
Growth of government control: The states began to require a pre-approved marriage license before a wedding could take place. This gave the government authority to regulate who could marry, and in some states, was used to enforce anti-miscegenation laws and compile census data.
Uniformity by 1929: The push for state-issued licenses was so widespread that by 1929, every state had laws on marriage licenses.
So.. to answer your question, of course people could- and DID- have successful relationships and families without the government issuing a piece of paper.
Google, my friend... works wonders.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:33 am to pankReb
He said issue with not getting married and I post3d them
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