I think the point is that throughout history marriage has always had a purpose. In the past it consolidated tribal alliances to the more modern version where marriage was the foundation of family.
By legalizing same sex marriage, you redefine marriage to be nothing more than two people who love each other and declare it publicly. If marriage is nothing more than two people who love each other then it you shouldn't need validation from the government. Therefore the government should simply get out of the business of marriage and leave it solely in the purview of the churches.
And before you freak out, there are plenty of churches that will perform same sex marriage.
Most countries?
Have some depressing news about the world.
As of 26 June 2015, eighteen countries (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay) and certain sub-jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to marry. Similar laws in Finland, Ireland and Slovenia are not yet in force.
Probably something about how stunned he is that Q-- got X dollars a week for doing N hours' worth of work and was able to afford [insert car name here]. All you have to do is go to this website....
There's no reason that can't change, and it already has in most countries.
By legalizing same sex marriage, you redefine marriage to be nothing more than two people who love each other and declare it publicly. If marriage is nothing more than two people who love each other then it you shouldn't need validation from the government. Therefore the government should simply get out of the business of marriage and leave it solely in the purview of the churches.
And before you freak out, there are plenty of churches that will perform same sex marriage.
Have some depressing news about the world.
As of 26 June 2015, eighteen countries (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay) and certain sub-jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to marry. Similar laws in Finland, Ireland and Slovenia are not yet in force.