This patently absurd argument is often used by anti-gay groups.这个荒谬透顶的观点经常为反同性恋团体所用。Predictably, anti-gay moralists thundered that, with this ruling, the institution of marriage and the welfare of children are in peril.不出所料，反对同性恋的说教者们高声谴责说，这个裁定一出，婚姻制度和儿童福祉便岌岌可危了。