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Podcast: The Libertarian Christian Podcast
Episode: Ep 20: Religious Freedom and the Marriage Wars with Stephanie Slade
Description: One of the most common issues raised by non-libertarian Christians about libertarian thought is marriage licensing. Because the family unit is essential to social order, the argument goes, Christians should allegedly support state regulation of what constitutes 'marriage' and who is allowed to 'marry.' But state power is a sharp and dangerous sword; what happens when the proponents of such a plan no longer have the political capital they once did, and that sword is turned against them? This is precisely what has happened to socially conservative Christians in recent decades. Stephanie Slade, libertarian Christian and Managing Editor...