[Vision2020] The age of consent

[Taro Tanaka]

"Consent" is consent to marriage, not to sex outside of marriage. In a 
Christian society, we should not need to set a particular minimum age for 
allowing people to marry, because at least one set of parents always has a 
say in the matter: the parents of the daughter. Not only that, but the 
daughter also has a say in the matter. The parents can veto the marriage, 
but they cannot force their daughter to marry someone that she does not want 
to marry. So, if the daughter thinks she's too young, or that the guy isn't 
Mr. Right, she can say no. Ditto for the girl's father. Because people know 
themselves and their children, and love one another, and are not insane, 
they know when it is a good time to get married. The pastor performing the 
marriage also has considerable say, in that no pastor worth his salt will 
perform a marriage without premarital counseling. So, in a Christian society 
governed by biblical laws, we could eliminate the minimum age laws regarding 
marriage and the resulting problems would be nil.

And just in case it is not clear, biblically speaking there is no "age of 
consent" to sex outside marriage. It doesn' matter if both parties are 35 
and financially independent. Sex outside marriage is verboten. If you want 
to get laid, get hitched.

Clear enough?

-- Princess Sushitushi

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