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.

Learn more about policies that strengthen marriage and family as cornerstones to a flourishing civil society with Solutions.

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

Nov 21, 2022 9 min read

Author

Roger Severino

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EXPLAINER

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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Pelosi’s Equality Act Could Lead to More Parents Losing Custody of Kids Who W... Emilie Kao

Jan 15, 2019 5 min read

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New York’s War on Faith-Based Adoption Providers Is Only Hurting Children Monica Burke

Dec 18, 2018 2 min read

Commentary

Just Because We Can Create Genetically Modified Babies Doesn’t Mean We Should Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Dec 17, 2018 4 min read

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Dec 12

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Them Before Us: Defending the Rights and Wellbeing of Children Today

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Commentary

Pelosi’s Top Legislative Priority Would Punish Dissenters on LGBT Issues Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Oct 31, 2018 6 min read

Commentary

Chief Who Was Fired for Marriage Views Wins Major First Amendment Victory Monica Burke

Oct 17, 2018 4 min read

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Betty Friedan and the Birth of Modern Feminism Scott Yenor, Ph.D.

Oct 12, 2018 22 min read

Commentary

Taylor Swift Finally Went Political. Here’s Where She Went Wrong. Monica Burke

Oct 11, 2018 8 min read

Experts on Marriage and Family

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Grace Melton

Senior Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

@GVSMelton

Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Emma Waters

Senior Research Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

@emlwaters

Marriage and Family