Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared June “nuclear family month” in a proclamation issued Monday — the first day of nationally recognized Pride month.
The document proclaims the nuclear family, “consisting of one husband, one wife, and any … children, is God’s design for the family structure and has been the foundation of society since the creation of the world.”
Although that definition specifically includes adopted and fostered children aside biological offspring, Braun’s proclamation later cites research that children living with their “married, biological parents” are physically and emotionally better off.
“When families weaken, society must compensate with expensive, inferior approaches,” the document reads. Examples listed include welfare systems, “schools as surrogate parents,” and “police as surrogate discipline.”…