It also undermines the marriage culture in many ways that are still being sorted forty years or so after the big wave of pro-divorce reforms.

However, divorce laws are an example of how the government tends to do more harm than good when tampering with the fundamentals of a vital social institution. The culture, apart from government per se, has seen a good deal more segregation of the sexes and irresponsible procreation in the wake of no-fault divorce reforms.

As for “banning” divorce, well, that’s not the logical course of action. Government recognition, and regulation, of marriage is about protecting the relativey non-coercive means by which the common good is served. With a strong marriage culture, the government just gets out of the way and lets marriage do what it does very well. This is exemplified by the marriage presumption of paternity.

Integration of motherhood and fatherhood is a huge basis from which a society may flourish for generations and generations.

What are the best reasons for “gay adoption”, that is, adoption of a child by two unrelated people who are gay identified?

Note, I’m not referring to second-parent adoption. Let’s start with the basics upon which you might equate “gay adoption” and adopton by husband/wife duos.

Think of it this way: mother-father families are the best environment for raising children, but divorced homes and same-sex parents can provide good environments, too. So society should do everything it can to promote the first type of home, while still allowing children to be raised in the second and third type of home.

Banning divorce – like outlawing same-sex adoption altogether – would hurt children, not help them.