Marriage and Family

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Marriage, the union between one man and one woman, and family are the building blocks of all human civilization and the primary institutions of civil society.

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Fact-Checking 7 Claims by Defenders of Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Nov 21, 2022 9 min read

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Roger Severino

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Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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Protecting Children: Race, Family, and the Border

Oct 16

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The Evolution of Marriage Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

May 17, 2014 8 min read

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Freedom to Marry & Dissent, Rightly Understood Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

May 5, 2014 8 min read

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Mozilla’s Statement on the Brendan Eich Controversy, Explained Hans A. von Spakovsky

Apr 7, 2014 3 min read

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Bullies Drove Eich From Public Square Katrina Trinko

Apr 7, 2014 2 min read

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Marriage, Reason, and Religious Liberty: Much Ado About Sex, Nothing to Do wi... Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Apr 4, 2014 18 min read

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The Marriage Imperative Mike Gonzalez

Mar 4, 2014 5 min read

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When Tolerance Turns to Coerced Celebration Jennifer A. Marshall

Feb 27, 2014 3 min read

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Why we need welfare reform Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Feb 24, 2014 2 min read

Experts on Marriage and Family

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Grace Melton

Senior Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

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Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Emma Waters

Senior Research Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

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Marriage and Family