Tennessee Senate Unanimously Passes Passes Resolution Declaring August 31, 2013 Traditional Marriage Day

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 134
By Jack Johnson
A RESOLUTION designating August 31, 2013, as “ido4life
Traditional Marriage Day” in Tennessee.
WHEREAS, from time to time, the members of this General Assembly designate certain
days of the year to commemorate certain individuals, groups, organizations, ideas, and ideals;
and
WHEREAS, in Genesis 2:24, matrimony is delineated; it is expressed only between a
man and a wife; and
WHEREAS, the benefits of individuals engaged in said matrimony, known as traditional
marriage, can be experienced in their physical, emotional, and financial well-being, and the
children of traditional marriage also benefit in the same; and
WHEREAS, according to the Institute for American Values, Heritage.org, and Robert
Rector, the benefits of individuals engaged in traditional marriage versus single individuals are
as follows: married men are healthier and earn more than their single counterparts; married
women have lower rates of depression and are more financially secure; and the children of
traditional marriage have fewer emotional issues and experience a drop in the risk of poverty by
eighty-two percent; and
WHEREAS, this body wishes to celebrate traditional marriage within the State of
Tennessee; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING, that we hereby designate August 31, 2013, as “ido4life Traditional Marriage
Day” in Tennessee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.