We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.
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But we're still in somewhat a Puritanical society in a lot of ways.
American society is still puritanical.
You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell.
The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society; any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional.
We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem.
Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.
We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.
In the early days of the New England colonies, no more embarrassing or hampering condition, no greater temporal ill, could befall any adult Puritan than to be unmarried.
The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans under our Constitution.
I'd always felt from as far back as I can remember that where the issue of marriage is concerned, individuals should have the opportunity to marry and not be discriminated against.
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