Family and Marriage News
Coverage of family life, marriage, parenting, and cultural issues shaping households across America, with clear reporting and thoughtful analysis.
-
opinion
Red States Should Lead Way in Reforming Anti-Marriage Welfare Policies
When conservatives lament the many ways in which the U.S. welfare system discourages marriage and family formation, it’s usually large-scale federal welfare programs such as public housing or the Earned Income Tax Credit that come to mind. Most people probably would not think that state-based welfare programs also contribute to anti-marriage bias, but as our… -
news
EXCLUSIVE: Former Police Officer Punished for Gay Marriage View Lawyers Up, Demands Apology
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— A former police officer's lawyers are calling on a Georgia police department to make changes after it placed a rookie officer on administrative leave for using social media to express his views on marriage. “The City of Port Wentworth and the Port Wentworth Police Department should issue a public… -
news
Cleared From DOJ Charges, Mark Houck and His Family Return to Abortion Clinic to Pray
Catholic father and pro-life activist Mark Houck, cleared of the Justice Department's charges against him, returned Thursday to pray at a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood. This time, he brought his whole family. "We went because this is what we do," Houck told The Daily Signal on Thursday morning. "It’s our mission to stand up for women,… -
opinion
Rookie Georgia Police Officer Explains Why He Resigned After Pushback Over Views on Traditional Marriage
What are you willing to give up to stand by your religious convictions? That’s a question Jacob Kersey did not anticipate having to ask himself at the age of 19. Kersey was excited to be a new officer with the police department in Port Wentworth, Georgia, a town of about 12,000 near Savannah. He says everything… -
news
Police Chief Who Placed Officer on Leave for Voicing Traditional Marriage Views Retires
Port Wentworth, Georgia, Police Chief Matt Libby announced his retirement Monday, less than a week after The Daily Signal reported that Police Officer Jacob Kersey had been placed on administrative leave after sharing his views on traditional marriage on Facebook. WTOC first broke the news of Libby’s retirement Monday afternoon, reporting that the police chief… -
opinion
New Documentary Exposes Disney’s Pro-Sexualization, Anti-Nuclear Family Agenda
The magic of Disney is fading, according to the president of the Catholic League. Disney has adopted a woke “idea of diversity, which sounds innocuous on the face of it, [but] is really an agenda to divide people,” Bill Donohue says. “And that’s what they’re doing. They’re dividing people on the basis of family, on… -
news
EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Police Officer Resigns After Being Put on Leave for Facebook Post on Traditional Marriage
A Georgia police officer has resigned after he was told by superiors that he could not share his personal religious views on social media. “If someone somewhere considers an opinion I have—that isn't a direct quotation from Scripture—to be offensive, then that would be a fireable offense,” Jacob Kersey, the former officer, told The Daily… -
opinion
Study Shows Government’s Family Leave Mandates Have Thwarted Women’s Wage Gains
Men and women alike should be able to take time off from work for family and medical needs without the risk of losing their jobs. Unfortunately, when policymakers turn something that should be voluntarily offered by employers into a rigid legal mandate, unintended consequences ensue. In the case of family and medical leave laws in… -
news
House Panel Probes Biden Family’s ‘Suspicious’ Finances, Twitter’s Suppression of Scandal
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has asked three former Twitter executives to answer questions about suppressing negative news of Hunter Biden before the 2020 election. The committee, now under Republican control, also seeks more information about financial transactions by President Joe Biden’s son as well as the president’s brother, Jim Biden. Oversight Chairman James… -
news
Consuming Less, Paying More: One Spanish Family’s Story of Coping With Europe’s Energy Crisis
As winter’s colder temperatures set in in Europe, one family is sharing its story of coping with a crippling energy crisis in Spain. “We have two forms of energy to heat our home … . One is gas-powered and the other one is electric-powered,” Maria Teresa Novo told The Daily Signal in a phone interview…. -
opinion
22 Movies Your Whole Family Can Enjoy This Christmas
Finding a movie my whole family enjoys is about as common as Patriots coach Bill Belichick cracking a smile under his gray hood. My family members' differing taste in movies is never clearer than at Christmastime, when my mom would be happy to watch only Hallmark movies and my brother-in-law insists the action thriller “Die… -
news
Biden Signs Radical Respect for Marriage Act Into Law, Surrounded by LGBTQ Lawmakers and Drag Queens
President Joe Biden has signed the so-called Respect for Marriage Act into law, spurning warnings the act will impede religious freedom, and surrounded by LGBTQ activists, lawmakers, and drag queens. "Today is a good day," Biden said Tuesday as he signed the legislation. "A day America takes a vital step toward equality, for liberty and… -
news
Average American Family Has Effectively Lost $7,100 Under Biden, Economist Says
An economist says the average American family has effectively lost more than $7,000 due to inflation and higher interest rates since President Joe Biden took office. The consumer price index, a key inflation measure, increased 0.1% in November, up 7.1% from November 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The figure marks a slowdown… -
news
‘Children Are Such Judgment-Free Beings’: Drag Performer Touts White House Invite to Respect for Marriage Act Signing
When President Joe Biden signs the radical Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, at least one Drag Queen Story Hour performer will likely be in attendance. “To be a non binary drag artist invited to the White House is something I never imagined would happen,” Marti Cummings said in a Twitter post featuring an invitation… -
news
‘Jeopardizes the Basic Religious Liberties’: 7 House Republicans Who Changed Their Minds on Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act will likely soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden after the House of Representatives gave its final approval on Thursday. The bill passed 258-169, with every Democrat voting in its favor as well as 39 Republicans. One hundred and sixty-nine Republicans voted against the bill with one voting… -
news
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Is an ‘Absolute Abomination’ for Religious Liberty, Chip Roy Says
The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act, 258-169, on Thursday and it now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. The measure, which seeks to codify the legalization of same-sex marriage into federal law, has come under attack from Republican lawmakers who see it as a threat to religious liberty. “It’s an absolute… -
news
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Threatening Religious Freedom Heads to Biden’s Desk: Here Are the 39 Republicans Who Voted for It
The House of Representatives gave final approval to the Respect for Marriage Act Thursday. The bill, which passed 258-169, is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. Every single Democrat voted for the legislation, as did 39 Republicans. Most Republicans (169) voted against the measure, while 1 voted “present” and four did not vote. The… -
opinion
‘Respect for Marriage Act’: You Will Be Made to Celebrate
In March 2013, nearly a decade ago, in this space, I made a prediction. “Within the next few months,” I wrote, “Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely rule that same-sex marriage is mandated by the Constitution of the United States … states will be forced to recognize same-sex marriages; same-sex marriage will enter the public-school lexicon;… -
opinion
Second GOP Congressman Renounces Vote for ‘Disrespect for Marriage Act’
Another one of the 47 House Republicans who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act has withdrawn his support, charging Democrats with “failing to provide legitimate safeguards for faith-based organizations” that hold “deeply-held religious beliefs” about natural marriage. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., announced on Monday that he will reverse his vote in favor of H.R. 8404, which… -
opinion
‘Doesn’t Go Nearly Far Enough,’ LGBT Left Gripes About ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
As the Senate voted 61-36 to pass the “(Dis)Respect for Marriage Act” on Nov. 29, an editor for The Washington Post, Jonathan Capehart, wrote in its pages under the headline, “Gee, thanks for this tiny step to protect my same-sex marriage.” Despite his self-description “as an institutionalist who recognizes the power of incrementalism,” the act “offend[ed] my…