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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Major Libertarian Groups Are Backing This Cake Baker’s First Amendment Rights

Nov 28, 2017 3 min read

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Those Who Disagree on Marriage Can Coexist. For the Sake of Our Society, We M... Monica Burke

Nov 7, 2017 5 min read

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Oct 10

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Why the Left Is Wrong to Compare Traditional Marriage Supporters to Racists

Washington, DC Live Streamed

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Can the State be Neutral on Marriage? Scott Yenor, Ph.D.

Oct 5, 2017 About an hour read

Event

Sep 22

12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Commentary

The Continuing Threat to Religious Liberty Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Aug 4, 2017 14 min read

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Surveying the Cultural and Economic Sources of America's Discontent Jennifer A. Marshall

Jul 22, 2017 2 min read

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What’s Up and What’s Down in American Culture Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Jul 18, 2017 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

@emlwaters

Marriage and Family