Iran official encourages temporary marriages to fight "illicit" sex

Temporary marriages, also known as "mutah," are nothing new; they are a long-standing practice of Shi'ite Islam, ... expectations of marriage -- including civil marriages, but especially religiously sanctioned marriage. But since the legal age of marriage for girls is nine according to Islamic law, nothing prevents [more...]

Date: 2007-06-03 22:41:20
Blog: Dhimmi Watch...

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IS YOUR MARRIAGE IN DANGER? Part II When your marriage is going through tough times, you may find yourself wondering if it's an instance of the "for better or for worse" your marriage vows alluded to, or if your relationship is truly ... , troubled marriages do tend to exhibit many of the same characteristics. How many of the following [more...]

Date: 2007-09-01 14:00:06
Blog: Marriage Family Counsel...

IS YOUR MARRIAGE IN DANGER? Part II When your marriage is going through tough times, you may find yourself wondering if it's an instance of the "for better or for worse" your marriage vows alluded to, or if your relationship is truly ... , troubled marriages do tend to exhibit many of the same characteristics. How many of the following [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 14:00:05
Blog: Marriage Family Counsel...

A case for raising the marriage visa age

In March the government announced it was raising the age at which foreign nationals can receive marriage visas to enter Britain from 18 to 21 ... . If this phenomenon represents a causal impact of marriage behavior on educational outcomes, it provides economic justification for policy intervention in the marriage market of immigrants. On the other [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 07:09:15
Blog: Pickled Politics...

Schwarzeneggar Signs Pro-Homosexual Bills

From LifeSite:California Governor Schwarzenegger Veto of Gay "Marriage" Made Meaningless by Other Bills SACRAMENTO, October 15, 2007 (LifeSiteNews ... of homosexual 'marriage', he has in fact nullified his own veto giving all the rights of marriage to other unions. His opposition to the bill redefining marriage was based on the passage of [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 14:45:49
Blog: Exodus: Live Out Loud...

The Secret to a Happy Marriage

The Secret to a Happy Marriage Dear Joe, My wedding is in two weeks and I've been asking every married couple I know the secret to a happy marriage. While most of what they say is helpful - though a bit bland - I thought you might have some special insight to share on the subject. What, in your opinion, does in take to make a marriage [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 03:53:29
Blog: the evangelical outpost...

Sunday Late Nite: Sign AB43, Arnold!

The California Legislature passed a gender-neutral marriage bill on Friday and sent it to Governor Schwarzenegger ... what he has termed a “gender-neutral marriage” bill. The act would amend California’s Family Code to define marriage as a civil contract between two persons. “Marriage is more than just a civil contract … [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 03:07:14
Blog: Firedoglake - Firedogl...

Friends of Your Marriage

It’s something I’ve thought quite a bit about before and during our marriage ... s spouse, or the institution itself. I’m not saying that there aren’t problems that happen in a marriage ... . The question is this: Are you surrounded by people who support and encourage your marriage [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 03:53:38
Blog: Marriage Actually ...

Robots & Marriage

Robots & Marriage October 15th, 2007 From Breitbart, MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, Oct. 11 (UPI) ... that trends in robotics and shifting attitudes on marriage are likely to result in sophisticated robots that will eventually be seen as suitable marriage partners. Levy’s conclusion was based [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 03:07:54
Blog: Above All Things ...

Bargain Basement Marriage

Bargain Basement Marriage by TerranceDC Wed Jun 20th, 2007 at 03:29:23 PM EST Got a dollar? ... minister to perform marriage ceremonies in the store. I tried to speak to a manager ... and Round Grove Road (3040) So, run on down to the Denton County Courthouse and get your marriage [more...]

Date: 2007-06-20 19:23:34
Blog: Booman Tribune ~ A Prog...

Romney lied during GOP debate about French marriage law

Gee, what a surprise. Mr. Religious Right lied during the debate in an effort to seem all pro-marriage-y. You'll recall that Romney criticized this new wildly popular supposed French marriage contract ... that was passed in an effort to give gay people kind-of-sort-of some of the rights of marriage without [more...]

Date: 2007-05-08 14:54:22
Blog: AMERICAblog: A great n...

I Now Pronounce You Man and…Robot?!?

I don’t know if I should be disturbed, freaked out, amused or all three ... LINE OF LOGIC: “One hundred years ago, interracial marriage and same-sex marriages were illegal in the United States. Interracial marriage has been legal now for 50 years, and same-sex marriage is legal [more...]

Date: 2007-10-15 20:38:16
Blog: Verum Serum...

Review: Matrimony by Joshua Henkin

Today, in January Magazine’s fiction section, M.J. Rose spends some time with Matrimony by Joshua Henkin. Says Rose: Tis the season of matrimony ... Thirtysomething has television been so preoccupied with marriage... and miserable marriages at that. Yet this season’s most compelling depiction of marriage isn’t a TV series but a book. Joshua Henkin’ [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 07:32:54
Blog: January Magazine...

SNL on Larry Craig Share and save this post: Digg icon Delicious icon Reddit icon Fark icon Yahoo! icon Newsvine! icon ... in a public lewdness case. "And, really? You oppose gay marriage" Meyers continued. "What? You think marriage takes the sizzle out of it? Or are you worried that if gay marriage is legalized they'll [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 13:01:09
Blog: AlterNet: Blogs: Video...

State of American marriages is actually good By Siddique Malik Unless interpreted holistically, statistics can mislead ... us try this with divorce rates. Consider a culture in which arranged marriages constitute a way of life and divorce is a huge taboo. The statistical probability of an arranged marriage being a source [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 05:01:26
Blog: Point Taken ...

The most happily married candidate? Women say...

by Andrew Malcolm Which presidential couple has the happiest marriage? True, it may be absolutely none of our business ... and John Edwards have the happiest marriage, whatever that means. Whether that is true or not, who knows ... were right behind the McCains at 34 percent. The fifth happiest marriage, according to these 502 [more...]

Date: 2007-10-15 19:07:52
Blog: The Swamp...

Just A Hoax? It Resonates for a Reason

Rachel, 15, from the Northeast "says she doesn't have to choose between marriage and a career like other girls because being married is the only ... someone do this? Site creator John Ordover claims he was trying to draw attention to marriage laws in the states. In the US, laws regarding the legal age for marriage vary by state and often conflict [more...]

Date: 2007-09-24 12:17:02
Blog: RHRealityCheck.org | In...

Sex with Massachusetts Robots by 2050 -- wicked!

Filed under: Robots Having read the title above, we ask you: how do you feel? Titillated at the prospect or fearful for the little babies? ... toward same-sex marriages. He envisions those early man-machine marriages falling victim to the same cultural taboos affecting interracial marriages. However, just as those are accepted over time [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 08:35:31
Blog: Bill Hutchison's YWAM B...

Marriage to a robot?

Long a staple of science fiction, the idea of human-robot romanto-erotic relationships is getting more mainstream attention: ... relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well ... . I don't think there will be legalized marriage to robots in 2050. I doubt robots will have any [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 06:03:56
Blog: Internal Monologue...

Christians and hypothetical slavery

by shamanic Over at Pat Robertson's CBN, David Brody throws out the "gay marriage is equivalent to slavery canard", ... :The millions of religious conservatives who are adamantly for a strict federal marriage amendment believe that marriage IS a one size fits all approach. Thompson is trying the federalism track here but here’ [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 13:11:42
Blog: The Newshoggers...

MARRIAGE EQUALITY SUPPORTERS rally in San Francisco, five other California cities

“With a stroke of a pen, the Governor could have been remembered as one of our nation’s courageous and principled leaders,” said Pamela Brown, Marriage Equality USA Policy Director. “Instead, he will be remembered as one who blocked the way for thousands of loving, committed same-sex couples from getting married.” Marriage equality [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 07:30:44
Blog: San Francisco Sentinel ...

Sex with Massachusetts Robots by 2050 — wicked!

Filed under: Robots Having read the title above, we ask you: how do you feel? Titillated at the prospect or fearful for the little babies? ... same-sex marriages. He envisions those early man-machine marriages falling victim to the same cultural taboos affecting interracial marriages. However, just as those are accepted over time [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 08:04:03
Blog: If I Was A Millionaire...

Iran official backs temporary marriage

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, ... . ADVERTISEMENT A temporary marriage, or "sigheh," refers to a Shiite Muslim tradition under which a man and a woman sign a contract that allows them to be "married" for any length of time, even a few hours [more...]

Date: 2007-06-03 09:45:00
Blog: JournalHome: Create you...

Sex with Massachusetts Robots by 2050 — wicked!

Filed under: Robots Having read the title above, we ask you: how do you feel? Titillated at the prospect or fearful for the little babies? ... same-sex marriages. He envisions those early man-machine marriages falling victim to the same cultural taboos affecting interracial marriages. However, just as those are accepted over time [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 07:43:56
Blog: Wired iPod: iPod News ...

Sex with Massachusetts Robots by 2050 — wicked!

Filed under: Robots Having read the title above, we ask you: how do you feel? Titillated at the prospect or fearful for the little babies? ... same-sex marriages. He envisions those early man-machine marriages falling victim to the same cultural taboos affecting interracial marriages. However, just as those are accepted over time [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 09:14:59
Blog: Your Gadget Guide ...

Why Marriages Fail? Part II In the past, a divorce was difficult to obtain ... there are four negative risk factors that create barriers to oneness in marriage and increase a couple's chances ... on a marriage. This occurs when partners respond negatively to each other continually upping the ante [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 14:00:04
Blog: Marriage Family Counsel...

Ron Paul Again

Having watched over 3 hours of video clips and read quite a bit about him and his positions, ... marriage and let the states handle it (through contract law). He also supported a federal law ... on everyone else. He handles marriage in the same way. Why is government regulating it anyway? Marriage [more...]

Date: 2007-10-15 20:36:11
Blog: Dan and Cheryl's Place...

Ohio U.S. Rep. Gillmor and anti-gay megachurch pastor D. James Kennedy both pass away

These two men passed away today. I'm not going to say anything negative about them, as their records speak for themselves. ... providing that marriage in the U.S. consists only of the union of a man and a woman, and federal and state constitutions can not be construed to require marriage or legal incidents of marriage [more...]

Date: 2007-09-05 21:40:53
Blog: AMERICAblog: A great n...

Treating Marriage As A Business Relationship

Since it’s Friday, here’s another lighter post on relationships and money ... at all. Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated ... marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY Please hold your insults - I’m putting [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 08:56:03
Blog: My Money Blog - Persona...

The GOP’s Broken Switch

Lost in the welter of the Larry Craig coverage is a little love story out of Iowa ... of Marriage act, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, violates the state’s constitution, and ordered the county recorder to begin allowing same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses [more...]

Date: 2007-09-03 20:30:30
Blog: Firedoglake - Firedogl...

Marriage celebration in the Diocese of Tucson

TUCSON, October 16 (CNA) - On a sunny and breezy Sunday afternoon, St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson was filled to capacity Sept. 23 as parishioners from throughout the Diocese joyfully joined with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas to renew their marriage vows in an inaugural annual “Celebration of Marriage Mass.” [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 14:55:07
Blog: CNA...

Latest Interracial Marriage Statistics

It's obvious Steve sailer is suffering a very repressed sexual lifestyle with his inadequate wife, ... -Nation.org came out with 2006 interracial marriage statistics of Asian Americans, updated October ... their sexual desires? Since Steve loves to pry on everyone else, let's examine Steve's marriage patterns [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 04:12:16
Blog: Steve Sailer Sucks...

I finished reading Madeleine L'Engle's "Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage" today. It is a beautiful book; a lovely chronicle of a well-lived marriage. It draws ... to look back, at the end of my marriage, and say with Madeleine that "I wouldn't have missed a minute of it, not [more...]

Date: 2007-10-15 22:16:07
Blog: Laundry and Lullabies...

Marriage

Marriage 16. October 2007ChatterFinickyfeline8 comments That day I was having a conversation with someone and he said something along the lines ... enough for anything else - a relationship, marriage or even a shag dammit. At least [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 01:56:07
Blog: Finicky Feline...

Child Marriage Not An Economic Solution

The clever marketing (hoax) website marryourdaughter ... -except she's looking for a husband." What I loved about this site was how it gave early marriage ... another to think about how it would play out here. Because early marriage occurs for a host of socio [more...]

Date: 2007-09-21 12:49:22
Blog: RHRealityCheck.org | In...

Post Can’t Disguise Disgust for Pro-marriage Maryland Ruling

In a September 18 entry on the Washington Post's Maryland Moment blog, ... Massachusetts, which has no business issuing same-sex marriage licenses without a change in the law ... of Appeals ruling upholding the state’s marriage law. Even the opening sentence reflects the Post’ [more...]

Date: 2007-09-18 20:30:44
Blog: NewsBusters.org | Expos...

Public Philosophical Interrogation, Street Theatre, and Marital Nihilism

Given the a Polk County, Iowa, judge has granted a marriage license to a homosexual couple, ... mayor began handing out marriage licenses to gay couples:I believe . . . that given present ... s the plan: Have about 50 folks go to San Francisco city hall and request marriage licenses [more...]

Date: 2007-09-02 12:17:18
Blog: Between Two Worlds...

On marriage

Someone is celebrating his first wedding anniversary today. So, being the obliging blogger, I am going to write a post on marriage for his reading ... because dear hubby wants to get his new pants shorten. You see, my marriage contract doesn’t include [more...]

Date: 2007-06-05 18:06:48
Blog: 5Xmom - Sex, Humor, Lif...

Religious right using "gay marriage bans" to take health care benefits away from gays

So much for their supposed state constitutional amendments to "ban gay marriage ... people. What a surprise. In Ohio, their "ban gay marriage" amendment was used to stop a woman ... right groups in Ohio sided with the battering boyfriend in his case against the abused woman [more...]

Date: 2007-06-05 18:32:00
Blog: AMERICAblog: A great n...

True, it may be absolutely none of our business. But as Americans go through the peculiar political osmosis of evaluating all the candidates who ... Edwards have the happiest marriage, whatever that means. Whether that is true or not, who knows ... %. The fifth happiest marriage, according to these 502 women, may also surprise some who lived through [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 12:52:29
Blog: Los Angeles Times: Top ...

So you’re saying there’s a chance….

So you’re saying there’s a chance…. Meaty’s Last and Only Chance for “Companionship” … and down the slippery slope we slide: ... relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well ... and marriage, now anybody can marry anything, and how dare you judge.. you bigot… Hey, I prefer [more...]

Date: 2007-10-15 20:52:15
Blog: And Rightly So!...

The result of 'a disposable society' By Lynn Rowland Americans live in a disposable society, and unfortunately we treat marriage no differently ... that can build up and sustain a marriage. We also make it easy for couples to divorce. I read recently ... to those who need it. If we make it harder to get a divorce, maybe, just maybe, many will think [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 05:01:26
Blog: Point Taken ...

Sex with robots or technosexuality for the progressive…

Tickle Me Elmos: “My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots,” artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands ... relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 03:37:00
Blog: Dust my Broom...

Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council. Share and save this post: [ ... a divorce; because their marriage was not recognized in R.I., when they filed for divorce ... by filing a brief to argue that the marriage cannot be recognized (even though there is no law [more...]

Date: 2007-08-21 12:25:08
Blog: AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK...

We Passed!

The first meeting of the home study is complete! It was prettty quick and easy. We met with our social worker, Stacie, for about an hour ... ...but he didn't!! We both said our marriage was based on love and communication (go us!) and that we make ... . She asked us questions about our childhood, our marriage and our decision to adopt. She also [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 00:47:36
Blog: -...

The Problem With Cheating

Arrr...I was going to talk like a pirate through this post, but couldn't manage it.  Hopefully the story will make up for the lack of pirate phrases ... is also in a troubled marriage, and vents their problems to you.  You form a special bond online ... a nice word to you in years, and your marriage is on the rocks, or at least, you're sailing right [more...]

Date: 2007-09-19 15:33:25
Blog: Ross...

No, not so much.

Matt Zeitlin makes this argument for denying transpeople protection under ENDA: I think a little historical perspective is necessary here ... established protections for interracial marriages? No, it instead was a huge step forward for equality and laid the groundwork for the push for gay marriage, which came more than 30 years later. Hopefully [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 07:04:02
Blog: Feministe...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)

31 days of October. 31 articles devoted to the screen’s maestro of suspense and the macabre, Alfred Hitchcock ( ... to him. One of the rules Ann has imposed on her marriage is that when her husband and she fight, neither ... at the time, and that anyone married there with an Idaho marriage license is not legally [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 01:12:46
Blog: This Distracted Globe ...

Imaginary girlfriends, real rape, and real divorce.

Sexual couplings in Second Life are fraying real marriages. Counselors are "seeing a growing number of marriages dissolve over virtual infidelity." One wife says her husband's avatar's marriage to another woman's avatar is cheating; he says he isn't. [more...]

Date: 2007-08-21 01:47:05
Blog: plime.com : popular lin...

Marriage beyond Mayberry By Richard Dawahare To see whether the federal government should give legal recognition to same-sex couples, ... of children, as well as increase the chances for wealth creation and preservation. Marriage ... seek refuge in the same loving sanctuary that their parents enjoyed. Yet we show our love for each [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 05:01:26
Blog: Point Taken ...

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