clarify, heterosexual marriage is not merely a Christian institution. Marriage was an institution created by God for the purpose, prosperity, protection, and propagation of civilization. In fact, the disintegration of the family is the single most devastating internal issue facing our nation in general and our communities in particular. The Brookings Institution is one of Washington, DC’s oldest think tanks focusing on the areas of economics, governance, and development, among other things.2 The Brookings’s