The Supreme Court’s First Assault on Marriage

On 03.13.13, In Abortion, Cohabitation, contraception, Marriage, Single Mothers, Welfare State, By Betsy

by  , Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council, and Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member.

This article was first published at The Public Discourse on March 11, 2013.

This year, the Supreme Court will render judgment on the institution of marriage. Though most of us don’t realize it, the Court first did so forty-one years ago in Eisenstadt v. Baird, a decision that gravely wounded marriage and set the nation on a course of gradual debilitation by ruling that states could not restrict the sale of contraceptives to unmarried people. (more…)

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The Wealth of Nations Depends on the Health of Families

On 02.06.13, In Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, Marriage, By Betsy

by Patrick Fagan

February 6th, 2013 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2013/02/7821/

Family, church, and school are the three basic people-forming institutions, and it is no wonder that they produce the best results–including economic and political ones–when they cooperate.

Even if all the market reforms of the Washington think tanks, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes Magazine were enacted, we’d still need to kiss the Great American Economy goodbye. Below the level of economic policy lies a society that is producing fewer people capable of hard work, especially married men with children. As the retreat from marriage continues apace, there are fewer and fewer of these men, resulting in a slowly, permanently decelerating economy. (more…)

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Scholar punctures illusions of pro-cohabitation study

On 01.29.12, In Cohabitation, By Betsy

By Benjamin Mann

Boise. Idaho, Jan 29, 2012 / 07:05 pm (CNA).- A new study touting the “benefits” of cohabitation is based on deeply flawed ideas about human nature and fulfillment, according to a leading scholar on the social role of families. (more…)

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The Liberation of Lifelong Love: Church Teaching on Marriage

On 08.31.10, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By Betsy

by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.

“The Liberation of Lifelong Love: Church Teaching on Marriage” is the opening of my contribution to a new book called “Women, Sex & the Church: A Case for Catholic Teaching.” I realize that many of my readers are not Catholic. However, I still enthusiastically encourage you to consider purchasing this book. Many of the chapters contain valuable information from the social sciences that will be helpful to anyone from any faith tradition making the case for traditional sexual morality. (more…)

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Students: Practicing for Divorce or Preparing for Marriage?

On 08.07.07, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By Betsy

by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D

When students go back to school, will they practice for divorce or prepare for marriage? That’s the question I asked myself as I read the recent Pew Center Report on the Generation Gap. The report shows that young Americans are fed up with the divorce culture. Unfortunately, many of those same young people are embarking on a lifestyle that is setting them up for marital failure: cohabiting in their co-ed dorms. (more…)

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