- The primary public purpose of marriage is to bring together men and women for reproduction of the human race.
- Marriage then encourages men and women to stay together to raise the children produced by their union.
- Research shows that children do best when raised by their own mother and father who are committed to one another in marriage.
http://www.frc.org/issuebrief/keep-the-definition-of-marriage-as-the-union-of-one-man-and-one-woman