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February 14, 2005
My Privatized Valentine
Via the LewRockwell.com blog, here's an interesting piece from Reason on St. Valentine and the privatization of marriage. Here's the introductory paragraph:
Around 270 A.D.—according to one tradition, at least—St. Valentine, a Roman cleric, was imprisoned for his opposition to Emperor Claudius' decree that young men (his potential crop of soldiers) could no longer marry. Valentine performed their ceremonies anyway and was thrown in jail for his obstinacy. His belief was that marriage is too sacred a rite to relegate to the incompetence of state bureaucracy. And, on February 14, he was executed for that belief.
Posted by Mike Tennant at February 14, 2005 01:15 PM
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