What Defenders of Traditional Marriage May Be Forgetting

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This article was originally written by Linda and Richard Eyre for Deseret News. The following is an excerpt.

It was about the 20th time this year that I (Richard) had been drawn into a discussion about same-sex marriage — at least the 10th time since the Supreme Court ruling — and I was getting tired of it.

Once, just once, I thought, I would like to hear people discussing the much broader issue of why marriage is now thought of as irrelevant and even undesirable by heterosexual couples.

Which is the bigger issue?

Estimates put the percentage of the U.S. population that is gay at between 2 and 4 percent. Meanwhile, among the 96 to 98 percent of heterosexuals, most seem to be devaluing or completely disregarding the value of marriage.

Read the Eyre’s full article at DeseretNews.com.

Kylie is a writer at LDS.net and graduate of BYU with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She grew up in a Chicago suburb where she gained a passion for the Chicago Cubs. She enjoys writing and live event video production.