John Dibble
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« on: October 15, 2007, 08:08:18 AM » |
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I'd say it's a grey area, but I lean yes. So long as the family can't actually force the marriage, meaning the couple has a choice in the matter and can divorce later if they do choose to go through with it, then arranged marriages should be allowed. In that case I'd say it is authoritarian to ban it, though not facist or anything of that extreme - as I said, it's a grey area and could be construed as being done to protect the rights of the couple.
However, the parents should not be able to force their kids to marry someone they don't want to. Banning that kind of arranged marriage is truly for the protection of the rights of the concerned couple.
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