Advocating Quote by Lance B. Wickman

Marriage is a unified institution. Marriage means a committed, legally sanctioned relationship between a man and a woman. That's what it means. That's what…

— Lance B. Wickman

In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today's decision might change the former, but…

— Clarence Thomas

If one is going to change the definition of marriage to be, quote, 'same sex,' then there is absolutely no valid argument constitutionally or…

— Gary Bauer

“Those who say marriage is no different to cohabitation are perhaps less sensitive to issues of continuity. Legally and socially, marriage provided us with…

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.

— Hendrik Hertzberg

My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage.

— Ed Case

Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage; marriage under law is a union of equals.

— Vaughn Walker

Marriage as an institution is not so much threatened by same-sex couples as it is by heterosexuals’ increasing indifference to it,

— Mike Huckabee

It will come as no surprise to anybody to know that I support the traditional definition of marriage as a union of one man…

— Stephen Harper

Having a traditional view of marriage should not be seen as discriminatory, unfortunately the bill has promoted this notion. It has not created tolerance…

— Jim Dobbin

Let me be clear. I support the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

— Ben Nelson

“[W]hether it is debates over men sharing housework and child-rearing, the ‘crisis’ of marriage and behind that the broader crisis of male-female relationships in…

— Richard Dunphy