This year, the Maryland General Assembly considered legislation to both protect traditional marriage in the state and to change its definition. The bishops of Maryland released a statement, Marriage in Maryland: Securing the Foundation of Family and Society, which reflects upon the ability of the marriage between a man and woman to bring about new life. This unique capacity of the union of man and woman is why marriage must be protected in law.
Safeguarding an environment most conducive to the stable propagation and continuance of the human race is a legitimate government interest.
Click here to contact Gov. O'Malley today and ask him to veto SB 566 and SB 597, which undermine marriage by granting marriage equivalency status to unmarried couples in certain parts of the law.
Resources for dating, engaged and married couples.