Churches Could Run Government-Backed 'Marriage Bootcamps' With $5,000 Wedding Bonuses
A new report from the Heritage Foundation proposes that local churches run government-supported marriage bootcamps for cohabiting couples with children, incentivized by a 'wedding bonus' of up to $5,000 to encourage formal marriage. The proposal aims to address declining marriage rates and the social consequences of family instability by leveraging the one institution — the local church — that has historically been most effective at strengthening marriages and communities.
Read Full Story at Christian PostMarriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
— Hebrews 13:4
When a secular think tank turns to the church as the best vehicle for strengthening marriage, it affirms what Scripture has always taught: marriage is not merely a social contract but a sacred covenant, and the community of faith is its natural home. The proposal, whatever its policy merits, recognizes that the church has something the government cannot provide.