"More American children are calling Grandma's house home. In Florida alone, the 2000 Census says, more than 250,000 children live in homes headed by grandparents, up 33 percent from 1990.... The share of children in grandparent-headed homes increased from 6.8 to 7.1 percent" according to the census as reported by the Associated Press. Other states released similar data.

More than half the children living with grandparents also have their mother living with them. This is just one of the demographic trends that shows the decline of the traditional American family.

The Bible reveals that God established marriage at the beginning of human existence when He created Eve out of Adam. "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24).

Mankind was God's creation. "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply...'" (Genesis 1:27-28).

Although the Scriptures provide for divorce in certain limited circumstances, the ideal family situation, which God intended for the benefit of all, is the traditional family He created and established thousands of years ago through our first parents, Adam and Eve.

Source: Associated Press.