Katy Faust on Restoring the Nuclear Family and Overturning Obergefell

The "Greater Than" Campaign

• 🚀 Katy Faust introduces the "Greater Than" campaign, an effort to restore the primacy of the nuclear family in American culture.
• 🎯 The campaign's core goal is to advocate for the overturning of Obergefell v. Hodges and emphasize the importance of natural marriage for child well-being.
• 🤝 The initiative has garnered support from a broad coalition of conservative influencers, religious leaders, think tanks, and organizations.

The Case Against Obergefell

• 💡 The Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is argued to have prioritized adult equality over child welfare.
• ⚖️ Legalizing same-sex marriage, it is contended, has led to the redefinition of parenthood, making mothers and fathers legally optional.
• 📉 Studies and anecdotal evidence suggest that children raised by same-sex parents may fare worse, and that family law has been altered to allow for "motherless and fatherless children."

Children's Rights vs. Adult Desires

• 👶 The campaign's central tenet is "Children are Greater Than Equal," asserting that children's fundamental rights to a mother and father supersede adult desires or ideologies.
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Natural marriage, defined as between a man and a woman, is presented as the optimal structure for child protection and development.
• ⚠️ The redefinition of marriage is seen as a direct cause of child victimization, by making parenthood optional and devaluing the biological connection.

Reclaiming the Narrative

• 🗣️ The "Greater Than" campaign aims to reframe the conversation around marriage and family, focusing on child protection as the primary concern.
• 📚 Individuals are encouraged to become experts on the link between marriage definition and child well-being, and to speak out about these issues.
• 🏛️ The campaign seeks to influence policy at the state level to reassert children's rights to their biological mother and father, thereby challenging the foundation of Obergefell.