“Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children.”
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So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.
Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.
But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.
Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.