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lunes, 11 de marzo de 2013

The future of society depends on the future of marriage

Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, 
and the Consequences of Redefining It

Ryan T. Anderson

Key Points


  • Marriage exists to bring a man and a woman together as husband and wife to be father and mother to any children their union produces.
  • Marriage is based on the truth that men and women are complementary, the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and the reality that children need both a mother and a father.
  • Marriage is society's least restrictive means of ensuring the well-being of children. Marital breakdown weakens civil society and limited government.
  • Government recognizes marriage because it benefits society in a way that no other relationship does.
  • Government can treat people equally and respect their liberty without redefining marriage.
  • Redefining marriage would further distance marriage from the needs of children and deny the importance of mothers and fathers; weaken monogamy, exclusivity, and permanency, the norms through which marriage benefits society; and threaten religious liberty.

Abstract
  • Marriage is based on the truth that men and women are complementary, the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and the reality that children need a mother and a father. 
  • Redefining marriage does not simply expand the existing understanding of marriage; it rejects these truths.
  • Marriage is society’s least restrictive means of ensuring the well-being of children. 
  • By encouraging the norms of marriage—monogamy, sexual exclusivity, and permanence— the state strengthens civil society and reduces its own role. 
  • The future of this country depends on the future of marriage. 
  • The future of marriage depends on citizens understanding what it is and why it matters and demanding that government policies support, not undermine, true marriage.

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