We believe marriage, is an important personal relationship with great public significance. It makes an essential contribution to the common good. On average, husbands and wives are healthier, happier and enjoy longer lives than those who are not married.
Married couples build more wealth on average than singles or cohabiting couples. Children raised by their own married mother and father are less likely to be poor or to experience persistent economic insecurity. They are more likely to stay in school, have fewer behavioral and attendance problems, and earn four-year college degrees. |
Children raised in single-parent homes are more likely to engage in criminal and delinquent behavior than those raised by two married biological parents. Being married changes people’s lifestyles and habits in ways that are personally and socially beneficial. Marriage is a “seedbed” of pro-social behavior. Marriage generates social capital. The social bonds created through marriage yield benefits not only for the family but for others as well, including the larger society. That is why our Marriage and family counselling to so critical to our mission.
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