Religion and Politics

Statism Means Culture War

The American Conservative’s Robert Murphy argues that the real cause of culture war controversies such as gay marriage originates from the government’s reach and power into citizens’ lives. He writes that “part of the reason people care so much about whether the government agrees on who can get married, is that the government exercises so much power over the rest of our lives.” Murphy advocates for small government and private contracts in order to overcome conflicts arising from government control.

Read at The American Conservative

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