Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on santorums definition and understanding of the institution of marriage. This essay agrees with Santorum’s definition and understanding of the institution of marriage. I come from a highly religious and conservative family that believes that marriage is an important institution that should be highly respected and maintained.

Like Santorum, I am a bold supporter of the heterosexual marriage institution where children are taught the basic values of life and important lessons in society. It is also in this institution where boys are taught how to be men, and girls are taught how to be women and respect their parents. The current rules and regulations on divorce make it easy for parents to break up, which causes children a lot of pain and suffering (Santorum 132). States should develop rules and regulations that regulate divorce for parents with children less than eighteen years. I believe that parents should undergo a mandatory counseling period before they call it quits. This would considerably reduce the current divorce rates experienced in the country, thereby strengthening the institution of marriage.

Marriage is that important glue that joins civilization together. A huge deal is placed on marriage because children are important to society. Santorum asserted that marriage is imperative because children matter, and without the institution, children suffer. Parents take pride in their children, and there is no greater or better investment that parents can make than in a solid marriage. This insistence on the importance of marriage has given Santorum’s opponents enough grounds to refer to him as a finger-wagging moralist (Santorum 128). However, the institution of marriage is based on morality. This morality is then replicated in society at large.

Santorum strongly believes that all ideas have outcomes. The idea that led to the concept of the ‘No-Fault Freedom’ has led to the weakening of marriage institutions and a wide range of social problems (Santorum 130). We have wasted&nbsp.so many years under the direction of misguided principles to facilitate poor morals and fail to acknowledge the value of the traditional family values.