Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Gay Marriage Debate Obscures Real Tragedy: Marriage Decline - Investors.com

Link: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/032713-649595-gaymarriage-debate-obscures-marriage-decline.htm?p=full (via shareaholic.com)

This country and healthy societies around the world and throughout history have given marriage between a man and a woman special legal protection because of the recognition that it is the one institution that ensures the society's stable future through the orderly procreation and upbringing of children.

In this context, we find the decline in marriage and the rise in illegitimacy, prime factors in crime, poverty and societal decay, being virtually ignored as the Supreme Court looks at the penumbras and emanations from the Constitution to decide whether Adam and Steve can legally tie the knot.

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