The Pattern of Marriage The Pattern of Marriage The Pattern of Marriage was a series of one hour British television documentaries which aired in 1953 on the BBC. It consisted of four episodes and was written by Ted Willis and Caryl Doncaster, the latter also serving as producer. The Church of England, the National Marriage Guidance Council,the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council and the Magistrates' Association were involved in the research for the series. The four episodes were entitled "A Home of Their Own", broadcast 11 March 1953, "Two's Company", broadcast 8 April 1953,"A Son", broadcast 27 April 1953 and "For Better or for Worse",
What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense In "Prospect", Alex Worsnip, a Teaching Fellow of Philosophy at Yale University concluded that 'the arguments of What Is Marriage [were] no less flimsy than those of other anti-gay marriage crusaders.' He concluded that the 'bad arguments' in the book amounted to 'nonsense.' In 2013, Zachary Young of "The Yale Politic" called it, 'the touchstone for the defense of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife' in "National Review". The book was cited by Justice Samuel Alito in his decision over United States v. Windsor, which led to a repeal of a section of the Defense of Marriage