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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Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years

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Heritage’s “Save the Family” Plan Empowers Women

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Marguerite Bowling

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How to Make Better News on Marriage Jennifer A. Marshall

Dec 16, 2009 3 min read

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Change Views on Marriage Rebecca Hagelin

Jun 30, 2009 2 min read

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The Danger in Appeasing Gay Rights Activists Ernest Istook

May 17, 2008 5 min read

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Separate and unequal Rebecca Hagelin

Feb 2, 2007 4 min read

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Letter to Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave The Hon. Edwin Meese III

Sep 29, 2004 2 min read

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Defining marriage: Who decides?

Jul 13, 2004 3 min read

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State of the Unions Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Jul 9, 2004 3 min read

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What's at stake in marriage debate

Jun 29, 2004 3 min read

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Grace Melton

Senior Policy Analyst, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing

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Delano Squires

Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing

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Jonathan Abbamonte

Policy Analyst, Center for Data Analysis

Roger Severino

Vice President, Economic and Domestic Policy

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Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Emma Waters

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Technology and the Human Person

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Jay W. Richards, PhD

Vice President, Social and Domestic Policy, William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow

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