Civilization has rested on marriage as a foundation for millenia, but hey lets take that risk!
Having an authority recognize that marriage is between a man and a woman requires an “iron fist”?... please
You sound like a libertarian, ready to toss away civilization itself and stomp it into the ground as an affront to your liberty.
Would you rather have a government that forces homosexuality on the society or a government too small to influence the nature of marriage? We’re currently living the former, so I’m confused by your objections. The reference to libertarianism is irrelevant. The inference society abandons traditional marriage is incorrect.