I don’t think you’re thinking through the implications of no one being married in the government’s eyes. What about children of a widow who marries a new husband? How does he get to adopt her children if he is as good as a stranger to her? What ties people together in a society if there are no recognized ties? Who enforces contracts?
“What about children of a widow who marries a new husband? How does he get to adopt her children if he is as good as a stranger to her?”
How is he a stranger to her? Because the government says so?
“What ties people together in a society if there are no recognized ties? Who enforces contracts?”
Who is your highest authority, the Government or your God? My thoughts on the issue have evolved over time and now I have to say that I agree with a lot of what Alan Dershowitz wrote in this piece;
http://www.rossde.com/editorials/Dershowitz_marriage.html
He goes more into detail than I do, and he even leaves the door open for those who are straight, religious or conservative but for some reason feel the need to have the state give them permission to marry.