I know what the church's stance is on

[barnes]

Originally Posted by creekster

So would the state's interest in marriage then hinge upon perpetuation of the current social security program structure? Did the state have no interest in marriage before social security was adopted (you do realize, of course, that it was decried as a socialist, and thus evil, program by many of those groups now opposed to gay marriage)?

No it hinges on the production of stable human capital the participates in our capitalist system.