The article linked by Peter Laban raises an important point: "traditions" must be seen in the complete context of a society. Most people appreciate the security promised by a society with strict rules. When security collapses, e.g. by unemployment, the rules will inevitably be questioned. Some people, and I think that includes akenaton, hope that keeping up the rules will bring back security - but it will not.

New times need new rules, as strict as required, and discussed in a transparent manner. Morality is a complex matter, do not think you know all about it (least of all because you studied theology). Law and other institutions of society are other complex topics, all somewhat related but not identical.

(PS about my previous message, where I warned of confusing marriage with sex: I was using the words "sex" and "homosexual" in their newer sense of sexual activity. The word "same-sex" is correct in the older sense, "same-gender" conforms to modern usage but is rarely used.)