Marriage obsolete? NBC Nightly's Top Story ...

 In case you didn't catch the news tonight, Brian Williams opened the NBC Nightly News broadcast with a disturbing statistic: Four in 10 people say marriage is becoming obsolete. If you don't have time to watch the story below, here are some highlights:
  -- In 1978, just 28 percent believed marriage was becoming obsolete. Now that numer is nearly 40 percent.
  -- One in three children lives with a parent who is separated, divorced, or never married.
  -- Three-quarters of those surveyed say their family is the most important element in their lives.
  -- When asked, "What is a family?" 86 percent said a single parent and child, 80 percent said an unmarried couple and child, and 63 percent said a gay or lesbian couple and child, whether allowed to marry or not.
  -- In 1960 just 5 percent of babies were born to unmarried women. In 2008 ... 41 percent.
  -- 44 percent of adults said they've lived together without being married, although some believe it's better to tie the knot.
Source: Pew Research Center

You heard the man. Yikes. It seems the definition and idea of marriage is being rewritten and erased at the same time.

 My idea of marriage is definitely traditional (or what used to be). I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that children should be born to married parents. I also believe in chastity and abstinence before marriage, and fidelity throughout a marriage. I know I can't change how others feel about marriage, but within the walls of my own home I can teach my children to value commitment, and not to give in to the idea of 'glorifying the individual' or settling for social trends. I do not believe marriage should be a dying institution.