“Marriage – the union of husband and wife – is timeless, universal, and special, particularly because children flourish best with a mother and a father,” said John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council. “A total of 38 states and 94 percent of countries worldwide affirm marriage as the union of a man and a woman. In addition every major world religion affirms marriage as the union of a man and a woman. No court decision or public opinion poll can affect that which is evident in biology, logic, common sense and the collective wisdom of human history.”