The Nature of Marriage and Families

    There have been a number of court rulings in the last century that have had unfavorable effects on the family unit and marriage.  The 1969 Divorce Reform Act allowing “no fault” divorce to become the norm, causing a “child-centered” Nation to become a “me-centered” one.  In 1973, the Supreme Court Case, Roe v. Wade, made abortion legal.  This was another travesty to the rights of the children. The most recent attack on the family unit came under the disguise of protecting civil rights. It happened on June 26, 2015, when Obergefell v. Hodges was decided by the United States Supreme Court.  That decision, which was unconstitutionally made, said same-sex couples have a fundamental right to be married.  Changing a long held tradition and belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, and more importantly, forgetting that children need a married father AND a mother for the most advantageous environment to be raised in. (Amato 2005) “As a result