No.... it degrades marriage..
I think any government involvement in marriage is de trop.
That said, same-sex “marriage” is stupid and pointless. If you are a single adult, you have the right to marry any consenting, single adult of the opposite sex. You have that right regardless of your sexual orientation, and if it’s not convenient to your chosen lifestyle, you don’t have to get married.
If you change an ancient definition to please one group, you have to be willing to do the same for all other groups, or else you have a legitimate case of discrimination.
It can result in the government and society of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”.
Pregnancy is meaningless, sex is only for recreation (orgy porgy), all children are state produce grown in an IVF lab, and every person is a ward of the state/property of the state.
The government has a vested interest in legitimate marriage, i.e. the nuclear family: one man, one woman, and children brought forth in the act of matrimony, preferably “holy matrimony”.
“The family is society’s fundamental, irreplaceable unit. It’s the incubator of character — where children are taught manners, economy, loyalty, faith and love.”
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=146178
Yes