Religion and Marriage

Separation of Religion and State

Religion is removed from all aspects of government. No religious test for office. No religious language in law. No policy justified by religious doctrine. The government is secular — it serves citizens of all faiths and no faith equally.

Marriage

The government has no role in marriage. Marriage is a religious or personal ceremony — the state doesn't perform it, incentivize it, or grant special benefits for it. No tax benefits for married couples. No legal distinction between married and unmarried citizens. No immigration through marriage.

The historical justification for government-subsidized marriage was encouraging population growth to expand the workforce. Under this platform, population growth is unnecessary — humanoids and AI will handle labor needs, birth control is freely accessible, and the economy is not dependent on an ever-growing population.

This resolves the LGBTQ marriage debate entirely — the government doesn't do marriage for anyone, so there's nothing to argue about. Marry whoever you want in whatever church or ceremony you choose. The government doesn't care and isn't involved.

Replacing Marriage's Legal Functions

Marriage currently bundles several legal protections. Each is replaced by a simpler, universal mechanism:

Inheritance. Leave a will or the state inherits. Free government website guides anyone through creating a will in minutes. No lawyer needed.

Medical decisions. Free government website for creating an advance directive — designate who makes medical decisions for you if you can't. Takes 10 minutes. Without one, doctors default to keeping you alive unless you'd be in a permanent vegetative state.

Spousal privilege in court. Eliminated. If your spouse committed a crime, you testify. No passes for protecting criminals — consistent with the platform's accountability framework across every institution.

Shared property. Handled through standard civil contracts between any two or more adults. No special institution required.