Fatherhood and marriage are inextricably linked together. Destroy marriage and you destroy fatherhood. The saddest thing is that our children suffer the consequences. We need to send a message to both major political parties that marriage needs to be confirmed by law as a unique and special act of love between a man and a woman voluntarily entered into for life.

For further details on the National Strategic Conference on Marriage & Fatherhood, see the Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation's Website.