News Obama, Romney and Marriage
05-13-2012
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Free Patriot Press
President Obama and presumed GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney have both made public statements about marriage recently. Obama claims that his views have evolved over the years. Romney's position may be consistent, however it is not historically
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Darryl W. Perry
News Book tells Muslim men how to beat and control their wives
03-25-2012
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Toronto Sun
A bookstore in Canada has "sold out" of an Islamic marriage guide that instructs Muslim men on how to beat their wives.
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News Lawsuit could make DOMA apply to private companies
03-14-2012
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By Stephen C. Webster, rawstory.com
A lawsuit being heard this week in Pennsylvania could rewrite how the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is applied across civil society.
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News Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls”
03-01-2012
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Bikya Masr
A number of Egypt Coptic Christian protesters organized a demonstration on Tuesday in front of Parliament to protest what they called “the disappearance and abduction of Coptic girls,” where the families of the missing girls took part in the protest
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News Gingrich says possibility of a public vote over gay marriage in Washington is the ‘right way’
02-28-2012
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The Washington Post
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich declined Friday to outright reject a new law legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington state, saying if it is approved by voters it will at least be enacted “the right way.”
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News Vote Moves Washington State Closer to Gay Marriage
02-08-2012
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New York Times
Washington was poised Wednesday to become the seventh state to allow same-sex couples to marry after the State House gave final passage to such a bill. Gov. Christine Gregoire promised to sign it.
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News Federal Appeals Court Overturns Prop. 8 Ban On Gay Marriage
02-07-2012
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CBS News
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued their decision Tuesday to uphold a ruling in which now-retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco struck down Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on gay marriage..
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News Marriage Revival?
01-20-2012
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arclein
What is behind this shift? Another recent Pew survey reported that four in 10 Americans think marriage is "becoming obsolete." Particularly interesting is that 47 percent of those who think marriage is becoming obsolete say they would like to marry
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News Marriage in Ancient Hawai'i
08-22-2011
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hawaiianlibertarian.blogspot.com
Before talking about marriage in ancient Hawaii, it is important to understand that Ancient Hawaiian society had a very strict adherence to the ancient religion - the Kapu (taboo) system - that dictated their actions and behavior in every single aspe
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News Christine O'Donnell Walks Off Piers Morgan Interview
08-18-2011
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www.deadline.com
The tipping point was Morgan's question about her stance on gay marriage.
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News Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assaults
08-09-2011
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AP
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides in what his church deemed "spiritual marriages."
The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of La
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News Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs convicted of child sexual assault for “spiritual marriages”
08-04-2011
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AP
Warren Jeffs was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting two child brides after a whirlwind trial in which the polygamist sect leader insisted on representing himself, only to remain silent through much of the proceedings and present just one witne
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News Privatization: A Third Position on Marriage
7/31/2011
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Free Patriot Press
Texas Governor Rick Perry, who many believe may be preparing to enter the GOP Presidential race, has recently come out on two sides of the same issue. ABCNews reports, “Last week in Aspen, Colo., Rick Perry said he supported New York’s decision to al
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Darryl W. Perry
News Polygamist leader, in court outburst, says is persecuted
07-29-2011
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Reuters
"You are stomping on sacred ground. You are treading on a people of peace. This religion deserves protection. The government of the United States has no right to infringe on the right of a peaceful people. The mockery must cease. This religious perse
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News Hundreds of same sex couples to marry in New York
07-24-2011
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RawStory.com
Wedding ceremonies for hundreds of gay and lesbian couples were being held across New York State Sunday, with advocates hailing the day as a milestone toward the eventual legalization of gay marriage nationwide.
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News Ron Paul considering signing marriage pledge.
07-09-2011
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thestatecolumn.com
I am the biggest Ron Paul supporter I know, but if he engages in this pandering to the religious right, I will absolutely never vote for him or support him in any way.
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News ‘Gay Marriage,’ Libertarians, and Civil Rights by George Weigel
06-28-2011
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National Review Online
"...what was done in Albany was an exercise in raw state power, the state’s asserting that it can do X simply because it claims that it has the power to do so."
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News Vandals slash tires of 51 gay pride parade floats in Chicago
06-26-2011
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Kase Wickman via RawStory.com
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that vandals Saturday night broke into the storage facility of Associated Attractions, a company that helps design, create and store floats.
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News Gay pride parades in Europe celebrate same sex marriage victory in New York
06-26-2011
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Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.com
The annual gay pride parade in Paris was enlivened by same sex marriage legislation in New York that was recently signed into law. Similar legislation in France, proposed by the Socialist Party, was blocked by conservatives.
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Headlines: Gay pride parades in Europe celebrate same sex marriage victory in New York -- Vandals slash tires of 51 gay pride parade floats in Chicago -- ‘Gay Marriage,’ Libertarians, and Civil Rights by George Weigel -- Ron Paul considering signing marriage pledge. -- Hundreds of same sex couples to marry in New York -- Polygamist leader, in court outburst, says is persecuted -- Privatization: A Third Position on Marriage -- Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs convicted of child sexual assault for “spiritual marriages” -- Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assaults -- Christine O'Donnell Walks Off Piers Morgan Interview -- Marriage in Ancient Hawai'i -- Marriage Revival? -- Federal Appeals Court Overturns Prop. 8 Ban On Gay Marriage -- Vote Moves Washington State Closer to Gay Marriage -- Gingrich says possibility of a public vote over gay marriage in Washington is the ‘right way’ -- Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls” -- Lawsuit could make DOMA apply to private companies -- Book tells Muslim men how to beat and control their wives -- Obama, Romney and Marriage --