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but acceptance through a re-definition of marriage, will quickly lead to advocacy. and with that, you will see an even further decline in the already imploding rates of marriage and in-wedlock birth rates.

Rather than belittling marriage for the sake of political funding from the fetish groups, why not put all our efforts into strengthening traditional marriage?
The argument is marriage is a flop anyway, but that's due to liberalism.
If we all work toward strengthening heterosexual marriage, then our nation will prosper immensely, and the children will grow up to be strong and mentally stable.
Why add to the moral decline and the spread of deadly diseases? It seems as though people would be begging to save marriage from the weirdos in our society.

Rather than belittling marriage for the sake of political funding from the fetish groups, why not put all our efforts into strengthening traditional marriage?

It's a good argument. I've called for acceptance of the concept of covenant marriage, that would be only for couples who have, or intend to have children. I'd withdraw the status upon the last kid leaving the nest, but those couples who stayed together for the sake of their kids might be expected to break up when that job was done.

I got married last year, and my wife and I were out of the baby-making game a long time ago. Why should we get benefits that people raising the next generation really need?