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Amid historic lows, marriage and family offer ‘hope and a future’ to next generation

December 2, 2025
Amid historic lows, marriage and family offer ‘hope and a future’ to next generation

Marriage and family statistically promise greater wealth and happiness, but the number of people marrying and rearing children has plummeted to historic lows nationwide, according to Center for Christian Virtue’s Family Structure Index.

CCV President Aaron Baer said the increase in inadequate education, poverty, crime and suicide shows the failure of government programs and funding. 

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