The late James Q. Wilson wrote in his essay, “Why We Don’t Marry,” that “marriage was once a sacrament, then it became a contract, and now it is an arrangement.”
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is the vice president of government and external relations at Focus on the Family and the co-author of the new book WHAT REALLY MATTERS: RESTORING A LEGACY OF FAITH, FREEDOM, AND FAMILY (Fidelis, 2026).