The same people arguing separation of church and state incorrectly I might add, or arguing for the state to force the church to do things

what institutions are you talking about

its secular in technicality.

for example, there is no real proof that marriage was only between a man and a woman for only religious reasons. However, it also had no defense for those benefits for being kept between a man and a woman for secular reasons

If church and state are separate than any religious argument against gay marriage must be considered moot

As far as legislation goes

my point is not religious

That means the state has to give ground

I was making the point that perhaps gay relationships are regressive for humanity

I am an atheist

As far as legislation goes marriage laws are designed to offer people an incentive to have children

the only reason would be just the benefits for having kids. and it would then be argued that they would never have a kid to qualify for them anyway

Because without a new generation populating the country the country weakens

exactly

However

Homosexual couples don’t produce children

and I assume they cant raise them very well either

even if they dopt

adopt*

They actually can

Homosexual couples are just as good at being parents as straight couples

I doubt that very much

technically homosexual couples can produce children. its just one parent would have to adopt the child, as it would most likely be mother/father by a surrogate

out side normal adoption

The study that deemed them worse was horseshit because it compared gay parents to intact straight parents which is inherently flawed when gay marriage isn’t legal thus gay households aren’t as stable

It depends on if they're trying to make political statements with their children.

why would gay couples be less stable because they cant marry?

Gay parents did just as well as unmarried straight households

that doesnt make sense to me

Because without the legal contract you are inherently less stable

if they are a good couple that can raise good children what does it matter if the govt lets them marry or not

I see your point but I dont think that is the reason why they perform worse at raising children

If two people are married they have incentive to stay together. Separating has costs.

Marriage is essentially a proclamation that two lives are in essence one.

It's not a new concept

the children are more reason to stay together that marriage is

u cant kill ur kids but u can divorce

And it's not just a Christian concept

Unmarried people do not have these costs, a single bad fight can result in the end of the relationship as there is no major cost preventing one party from just exiting

if they do that then they are inmature

and shouldnt have a kid in the first place