God has weaved marriage into human nature so that it serves two primary purposes throughout all societies:
* Marriage always brings male and female adults together in committed sexual and domestic relationships in order to regulate sexuality and provide for the needs of daily life. Wives help men channel their sexual energy in socially productive and non-predatory ways. Husbands help protect women from the exploitation of other males.
* Marriage ensures that children have the benefits of both their mother and their father.
Together, these two aspects of marriage have been the means by which we build strong human communities, generation after generation. As anthropologists tell us, these primary needs shape the family and social norms for all known societies.
Glenn T. Stanton and Dr. Bill Maier, Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting, p.22-23
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