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Family and Marriage - The Heritage Foundation
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Family and Marriage - The Heritage Foundation
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Proposition 8 Ruling Ignores Precedent, Evidence and Common Sense
Even some who support same-sex marriage worry that, in striking down California's voter-approved proposition defining marriage as between one man and one woman, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker went too far. They are right -- and not the only ones who should be concerned. Walker's ruling is indefensible as a matter of law wholly apart from its result.
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Not Trusting the Voters
Now that a federal district court has struck down Proposition 8, California's voter-approved definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, speculation turns to whether the decision will hold up on appeal. After all, Judge Vaughn Walker went the last mile in a 136-page opinion to back up his view that not a single rational argument in favor of traditional marriage deserves constitutional respect.
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Misguided Judicial Power
In the last month, federal judges in Massachusetts and San Francisco delivered rulings striking down the traditional legal definition of marriage. These decisions remind us of the extraordinary power of our judiciary, and often that power may be misguided.
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Religion and Morality in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Some same-sex marriage activists might wish to exclude certain moral and religious viewpoints from the same-sex marriage debate. Evidence shows, however, that religion and moral argumentation are often harnessed in support of same-sex marriage. Although support for the traditional understanding of marriage does not require belief in the religious teachings of any particular faith, the decision to recognize same-sex marriage in law involves inescapable moral considerations. Parties on both sides of the issue, therefore, should be free to bring their moral viewpoints to bear on the issues involved.
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Encouraging the Abstinent Majority
Parents can find plenty of dismaying news in the latest government reports on the risky behavior and attitudes of American youth. A recent finding that one of every five teenagers has taken prescription drugs without a doctor's order, for instance, drew appropriate attention.
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Robert Rector on the Unwed Birthrate: Heritage in Focus Special for Fathers' Day, June 20
Robert Rector discusses the correlation between poverty and the unwed birthrate.
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Married Fathers: America?s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty
The principal cause of child poverty in the U.S. is the absence of married fathers in the home.
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Parenting Doesn't End When Johnny Graduates
In the glow of graduation season across America, many a proud, tuition-paying parent sighs with relief and thinks, "My work here is done." Well, think again, Mom and Dad.
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The Tragedy of Absent Fathers
"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport." So says Shakespeare's desperate and deceived Gloucester in "King Lear." In the play, Gloucester is desperate because of the vicious blinding inflicted upon him. And he wrongly thinks the source of the wound is his loyal son, Edgar.
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Porn Need Not Apply on iPad
Late on a Friday night in May, when the small children of first-generation iPad users were fast asleep after bedtime stories on its fascinating new digital display, a tech blogger launched this e-mail fireball at Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
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