Tony Perkins

This is about redefining marriage. It's not about what -- you try to compare this to interracial marriage. It's not the same thing.

Look, the policy this country has adopted in the last 40 years which has minimized the importance of marriage; there is an understanding the purpose of public policy is to achieve a greater good.

This is about redefining marriage. It is not about what -- you try to compare this to interracial marriage. It is not the same thing.

That's what marriage is about. It's not about two moms, two dads, three dads, three moms. It's about a dad and a mom.

No one has unrestrained liberties in this country to marry whomever they want.

The reality is that kids need a mom and a dad. That is what marriage is about.

The courts have stepped in -- you've gone to the courts, the courts overthrew the vote of over four million people from 2000.

This really underscores what many people were saying that this advancement of same-sex marriage was going to bring about this confrontation with religious liberties.

The social sciences show overwhelmingly that children do better with a mom and dad.

We're talking about what's best for children, an environment with a mom and dad; the historic definition of marriage.

The citizens of California twice now, first time in 2000, by 61 percent, 4.4 million voters, said marriage should be between a man and a woman.

I think that was the argument that was used in the courts. But if you look at what's happened across the nation, not a single state, not Pennsylvania, not Ohio, not Michigan, not California has voted to approve same-sex marriage.