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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EXPLAINER

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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A Strategy for Transforming America's Culture Dr. William J. Bennett

Apr 16, 1994 24 min read

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Children and Family in America: Challenges for the 1990s Wade F. Horn

Jul 23, 1991 14 min read

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The "ABC" Child Care Bill: An Attempt to Bureaucratize Motherhood Robert Rector

Oct 6, 1988 20 min read

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The American Family and Day-Care Robert Rector

Apr 5, 1988 27 min read

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