Traditional Marriage Still Rules in America

From Victoria Cobb, The Family Foundation of Virginia

Information Alert: American Voters on Same Sex Marriage – Not So Fast!

Recent news reports have celebrated media driven polling that suggests Americans are becoming more supportive of same sex marriage. Proponents of redefining marriage have bludgeoned citizens through op-eds, letters to the editor and media appearances, making some who believe marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman wonder if homosexual marriage is inevitable.

But new, comprehensive, scientific polling, coupled with analysis of marriage amendment voting patterns shows that a vast majority of Americans still believe in the traditional definition of marriage – by a wide margin.

The survey found that 62 percent of Americans believe marriage is only between one man and one woman, with 53 percent strongly agreeing with that statement.

“These numbers are not surprising,” said Public Opinion Strategies partner, and the survey’s director, Gene Ulm. “More than 63 million Americans in 31 state elections have voted on constitutional marriage amendments. Forty million Americans in all – 63 percent of total voters – have voted to affirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman.”

Look at that last statement closely. Sixty-three percent of voters in the nation have already voted in favor of traditional marriage! Regardless of what media driven polls say, those voters have made their decision – and it supports God’s design for marriage!

The survey was sponsored by the Alliance Defense Fund and completed by the nationally known public opinion research firm Public Opinion Strategies between May 16^th and May 19^th of this year. Public Opinion Strategies is a nationwide firm that has provided polling for Fortunate 100 companies, 80 Congressmen, 19 senators, six governors, NBC, the Wall Street Journal, and NPR. According to ADF, the poll’s sponsor, “The survey was part of a broad and comprehensive effort examining American attitudes toward marriage. In addition to the national survey, the effort included 14 focus groups completed across the country.”

Needless to say, this report should serve as an encouragement to all of us, and also remind us that we cannot be deceived by media reports that led some to believe that the marriage issue is lost. Indeed, we are the majority on this important, society defining issue.

But same sex marriage advocates and their allies in the national media and government are not going to give up their relentless assault on marriage. Here in Virginia, where we’ve settled the issue of marriage in our Constitution, homosexual advocates are pushing their agenda through non-discrimination policies in state government, policies that are unnecessary, illegal, and threaten our tradition of religious liberty. While we’ve won the marriage issue, we must continue to be vigilant in our defense of our freedoms.