If you follow the news much, you have probably seen recent headlines declaring “Marriage is Becoming Obsolete” or something similar.
This claim is being made based on a study by the Pew Research Center showing 39% of adults agree that marriage is “becoming obsolete”. However, a quick study of the report shows a different story—though there is certainly some alarming information to grapple with.
Glenn Stanton, Director of Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family, has worked up an excellent two-page review of the Pew study. You’ll find that the headlines you’ve been seeing are quite exaggerated—Americans are still very much pro-marriage and pro-family. You can read Mr. Stanton’s review by clicking here.
