Are Children Affected By Same-Sex Marriage?

Episode summary: Jonathan Morrow sits down with children's rights advocate and author Katie Faust to explore why God's design for marriage and family is not just a theological conviction, but the foundation of child protection and human flourishing. They discuss the real-world harms of redefining marriage, the growing Greater Than Campaign, and why the next generation of Christians is uniquely positioned to lead on the most important justice issue of our time. Episode notes: In this episode, Jonathan Morrow sits down with Katie Faust, children's rights advocate, founder and president of Them Before Us, and voice behind the Greater Than Campaign, for a wide-ranging conversation on why God's design for marriage and family is the foundation of child protection, human flourishing, and civilizational health. Katie shares her personal backstory: a stay-at-home mom and pastor's wife who was moved to action out of "blind rage" over the normalization of mother and father loss in the gay marriage debate. Drawing on her own experience with family fragmentation and her years in youth ministry, she brings both personal conviction and rigorous argumentation to the table. Topics Discussed: Why the religious liberty argument against gay marriage failed, and what should have been said instead The three things children uniquely receive when raised by their biological mother and father: biological identity, safety and love, and a complementary gender balance The Cinderella Effect and what decades of social science say about unrelated adults in the home How to respond to common objections: "Love makes a family," "This is an equality issue," and "The studies show no harm" Why Christians cannot opt out of this issue in the name of "just preaching the gospel" A vision for Gen Z and Gen Alpha: why this generation has the greatest calling of any in history Resources Mentioned: Them Before Us (thembeforeus.com) Greater Than Campaign (greaterthancampaign.com) Impact 360 Institute (impact360.org) Realign Conference — September, Atlanta area Ministry Leader Collective — cohort training for youth pastors and next gen directors Documentary: This Is a Child (Focus on the Family, upcoming) Book: Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement by Katie Faust