Government and Marriage  One point often overlooked in the gay
marriage debate is the reason why Government States recognize
heterosexual marriage: To govern the inheritance of land and
title amongst biological offspring of the union.  In other words
– which of your kids gets what when you punch your ticket to the
afterlife? Sadly, when a large part of the world is illiterate,
there is no Last Will and Testament to settle matters.
Unfortunately, dealing with inheritance quickly becomes pretty
messy. Who inherits what? In most cultures the first born son
ends up with the lion’s share of the inheritance, even over the
widow. Simple enough, right? Yet the Bible sets a precedent
where the younger, first born son of a man’s wife (Isaac) gets
his inheritance before a man’s older, first born son of his
mistress (Ishmael). Sounds unfair, but it’s also a way to
promote marriage and fidelity. So the man’s first born son to
his wife gets the inheritance. What if the man had no male heir,
but had a few daughters, and a