State licenses and federal recognition are not the problem one way or another.
Township, city, or county, province, or whatever, recognition of marriage as a legal entity goes way, way, way back in time.
Anarchy is not the solution to the problem of fag fake marriage. That’s like killing the patient to get rid of the disease.
The church does not engage in anarchy.
Since when is it appropriate for the state to require standards for baptism, communion or other religious rites like holy matrimony?
The red herring of child protection is not guaranteed by marriage. Proving paternity is most commonly performed for out of wedlock parenting. There are sufficient laws on the books to protect children, spouses and communities without reference to marriage.
The state’s infringement on holy matrimony does enormous disrespect to the institute of marriage. Insanely high divorce rates and a hookup culture reaction to state infringement on marriage are destroying marriage.
If the state can define marriage to suit its PC priorities it should not be allowed by the church to posit requirements for church based marriage. The only viable and reasonable solution is for the church to refuse to acknowledge the necessity of state licensure for holy matrimony services.