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"The Marriage Index," a report from Institute for American Values and National African American Center on Marriages and Parenting. Reveals 40% of American babies now born outside of marriage, 72% of African American babies born outside of marriage, and marriage rate dropped from 79% in 1970 to 57% in 2008. http://www.americanvalues.org

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"...We should provide the facts about the importance of marriage as a matter of child welfare and economic aspiration. As a society, we have launched highly effective public education campaigns on much less momentous issues, from smoking to recycling... For now, the decline of marriage is our most ignored national crisis..."

Rich Lowry commentary, TIME Magazine, 2012

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