The Problem of Gay Marriage

Jeff Jacoby clearly but tactfully addresses the issue of gay marriage.

The truest answer to the question "How will same-sex marriage hurt conventional marriage?" -- like the answer to "How will welfare erode the work ethic or family life of the urban poor?" -- is, in essence: Wait a generation and see. Social behavior changes when society's expectations and values change. Teach children by example -- as welfare did -- that money can be had without work, and many of them grow up unwilling to work. Teach children by example that traditional marriage is nothing special, and many of them will grow up unwilling to marry -- or hopeless confused about what marriage is for.

My foreboding is that a generation after same-sex marriage is legalized, families will be even less stable than they are today, the divorce rate will be even higher, and children will be even less safe.