Monthly Archives: November 2014
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A Legal Perspective on the Marriage Pledge
November 26, 2014
First Things 25 November 2014 Many of the responses to the Marriage Pledge from both sides of the divide on same-sex marriage have reflected substantial confusion over the distinction between Christian and civil marriage and...
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Parents who regularly kiss are ‘less likely to shout at their children and more attentive’
November 25, 2014
MailOnline 24 November 2014 Parents who regularly kiss each other and have shared interests are more likely to praise their children, new research shows. A study of 5,000 families has shown couples who feel they...
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Marriage is a bigger commitment than home loan
November 25, 2014
Herald Sun 24 November 2014 THE older we get, the more scared we become of saying until death do us part. And putting a ring on it is a much more intimidating prospect for commitment-phobes...
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Pastors opposed to same-sex marriage vow not to participate in any civil ceremonies
November 24, 2014
Washington Post 20 November 2014 What’s the surest way conservative pastors can avoid any government mandate to perform same-sex marriages? According to one prominent religious journal and a growing number of ministers, the answer is...
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Same-Self Marriage
November 19, 2014
First Things 17 November 2014 It’s only a trickle, not yet a trend, but it is out there, and it has a name: sologamy. Sologamy is the marriage of someone to one’s own self—the his-...
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Only 5% of unmarried parents will be together for first child’s 15th birthday (UK)
November 19, 2014
MailOnline 17 November 2014 Just 5% of unmarried parents will be together for first child’s 15th birthday But more than a third of married parents will be around when child turns 15 Less than half...
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Pressure mounts on Red Cross over elderly volunteer axed after gay marriage protest
November 18, 2014
The Telegraph 13 November 2014 The Red Cross is coming under growing pressure to reinstate a long-standing volunteer who was dismissed after staging a one-man protest against gay marriage. MPs have tabled a motion in...
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Nicolas Sarkozy calls for repeal of France’s same-sex marriage law
November 17, 2014
The Guardian 16 November 2014 The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has told supporters that the country’s same-sex marriage law should be scrapped. Sarkozy, who is campaigning to lead the opposition centre-right UMP party and...
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Christian bakery ordered to recant over Bert and Ernie gay marriage cake or face court
November 6, 2014
The Telegraph 6 November 2014 A Christian bakery firm which refused to make a cake supporting gay marriage with a picture of the Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie has been warned it will be...
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Why I will no longer support the UK Red Cross
November 6, 2014
Express 5 November 2014 I HAVE withdrawn all support for the Red Cross, an organisation which I have backed in various ways throughout my life. Indeed I addressed a fundraising event in Exeter just a...
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Children raised by married parents are wealthier, more educated than their peers: New study
November 5, 2014
LifeSiteNews 3 November 2014 If you want your children to be educated and wealthy, assure they grow up with two married parents, a new study says. “Growing up with both parents (in an intact family)...
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New York court OKs some incestuous marriages
November 3, 2014
LifeSiteNews 31 October 2014 The New York state Court of Appeals has trimmed back a state law banning incestuous marriages, allowing an uncle and niece to marry one another. The decision allows the woman, a...
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Gay Marriage critics would be branded extremists under Tory plans (UK)
November 3, 2014
The Telegraph 2 November 2014 Anyone who criticises Sharia law or gay marriage could be branded an “extremist” under sweeping new powers planned by the Conservatives to combat terrorism, an alliance of leading atheists and...