For example, prior to 1993, when Norwegian courts imposed same-sex “marriage,” Norway had a low out-of-wedlock birth rate. The traditional link between marriage and parenthood was still in place. But once same-sex “marriage” was legalized, Norway’s illegitimacy rate shot up as the link was broken and cohabitation became normal. The same thing is now happening in Holland and Canada. Where gay “marriage” is approved, the number of couples in heterosexual marriages precipitously declines.

Ironically, once gays have the right to marry, few take advantage of it. Evidently, they want the right to marry only because they do not want heterosexuals to have something they can’t have. And they are willing to destroy the institution for everybody else.

The result is going to be more broken families—and more crime.

That is why passing the Marriage Protection Amendment is so urgent right now. Please call your senators and tell them, “Next week vote for the Marriage Protection Amendment.” And visit our website as well so you can get information that will help you better argue the case—because if we don’t make heroic efforts to restore the sanctity of marriage, we are not going to be able to build prisons fast enough.

Take action:

Call your two senators today and urge them to vote for the Marriage Protection Amendment. The vote is expected to take place June 6 or 7. The Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121, or send your senators a message through Townhall.com.

For Further Reading and Information

June 5-7 is your opportunity to get involved by volunteering with the Wilberforce Forum in conjunction with The Arlington Group, a coalition of “pro-family” organizations that is dedicated to protecting the traditional institution of marriage being between “one man and one woman.”

The Marriage Amendment information packet includes articles and fact sheets to help you understand and articulate the facts in the current marriage debate. To order, call 1-877-322-5527.

In anticipation of an upcoming U.S. Senate debate and vote over the Marriage Protection Amendment, BreakPoint offers a list of resources and information to discuss the urgent need of protecting marriage.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 040624, “Take Your Choice: Parents or Prisons?”

Stanley Kurtz, “The End of Marriage in Scandinavia,” Weekly Standard, 2 February 2004.

Maggie Gallagher, “Whom Should Adoption Serve?” BreakPoint WorldView, June 2006.

Mariam Bell and Erin McCormick, “Marriage Matters,” BreakPoint WorldView, May 2006.

Regis Nicoll, “The Dangers of Same-Sex ‘Marriage’,” BreakPoint Online, 26 May 2006.