Saving civilization is the reason for the political battle, pretending that marriage will suddenly be voted on by Americans to be disappeared from our society and law, and become a totally private practice by those who belong to religions and cults and Mosques, is beyond silly.
In the meantime, the democrats and rinos/libertarians will be allowing gay marriage, with polygamy next if we don’t get our political campaigns in order.
I see the political aspect as a symptom, and as powerless to reverse deeper social ills. I was impressed (in a negative way) by the attitude and arrogance of law school professors and students to view "the law" as capable of holding society together. The law lacks that capability, but generally thinks it has that capability.
-- pretending that marriage will suddenly be voted on by Americans to be disappeared from our society and law, and become a totally private practice by those who belong to religions and cults and Mosques, is beyond silly. --
Those who are hell bent on destroying Western civ (although they see themselves as making it "better" "more tolerant" or some other such pap) are adept as using the institutions of law to further their goal. It is "the law" that is imposing homo marriage on the people.
I think you know the history of courts enough to be aware that marriage used to be (Olde England) enforced, etc. in ecclesiastical courts, essentially "church courts." The society operated with both civil and church courts, each with certain areas of competence and jurisdiction. I think it's obvious that this sort of split will inevitably have some "rough spots" where there is a question about which court is supposed to handle the issue; and so, the courts were combined. Well, the flip side of that is that the secular courts began to view themselves as sufficient glue to hold all of society together, and that "church" is not required. Anyway, agreeing with you, some court, be it secular court or church court, is always going to claim power over marriage.
-- In the meantime, the democrats and rinos/libertarians will be allowing gay marriage, with polygamy next if we don't get our political campaigns in order. --
The political campaigns are irrelevant. The judges are imposing this against the will of the majority. The politicians are NEVER going to remove those judges. Western Civ is a lost cause. Pass on what remnant you want to your kids. They will likely appreciate it.