Traditional marriage and stable families are the foundation for any healthy society, the group’s governmental affairs liaison, Charisse Dean, said on Thursday.

“Children that grow up in healthy, stable, two-parent households do so much better,” she told USA TODAY. “Married people do better financially, they're healthier, they live longer, and their mental health is better … We think it's important to highlight this traditional family value of marriage, just to show how important it is for our society.”