"The acceptance of homosexuality as the equal of heterosexual marital love signifies the decline of Western civilization as surely as the rejection of homosexuality and other nonmarital sex made the creation of this civilization possible."
I know that government approved marraiges have nothing to do with the quality of marraige or the good of society. The government approved marraiges fail at a high rate. The government does no screening and some of these marraiges are abominations. So if it's societal good you want, your rules don't work.
How can a secular government which must provide equal protection under the law stop two unrelated adults from getting married.
Why does government have any role in approving marraiges in the first place?
Last question. The two women down the street were married by their minister here in California. Are they married or not?