Our freedom comes to us not just from a political ideal, but also from a moral perspective. If we become a nation detached from our traditional standards of morality, we also become detached from our freedoms. Freedom is like fire--- when exercised unwisely, it leads to bad results. Government should stay out of matters of personal choice. But society should not. Society establishes cohesion by unwritten rules that we often call taboos. Government has interfered in those taboos by, for example, forcing landlords to rent to cohabiting unmarried couples, including homosexuals. If government remains neutral in matters of cultural values, then the culture will police itself.
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