Monthly Archives: January 2015
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Meet the LGBT Americans who oppose gay marriage
January 30, 2015
Washington Post 27 January 2015 If you thought everyone in the LGBT community wanted gay marriage, you would be wrong. It’s much more nuanced than that. A new chart from Pew, based on 2013 data,...
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Seven-year itch still alive and well, stats say
January 26, 2015
Stuff co.nz 26 January 2015 Despite fundamental law changes and altered expectations, the modern marriage is still subject to a honeymoon phase and the seven-year itch. Just like today, in 1963, most couples lasted through...
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‘Should we allow mothers to marry their daughters?’
January 24, 2015
UK News 22 January 2015 Debate in the same-sex marriage referendum has stepped up a few notches this week, buoyed on by the publication of the wording of the vote yesterday. The move was broadly...
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Pope warns that same-sex marriage threatens the family
January 23, 2015
The Independent 22 January 2015 Pope Francis has said “the family is threatened” by the efforts of those seeking to “redefine the very institution of marriage”, in a reference to same-sex marriage campaigners. The pontiff...
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Chris Grayling: No plan to allow nude weddings
January 20, 2015
BBC News 18 January 2015 Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has dismissed reports the government is planning to allow nude weddings. He was asked if a change in the law was being considered as part of...
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Gay Marriage Around the World
January 20, 2015
Pew Forum 6 January 2015 A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. More than a dozen countries currently have national laws allowing gays and...
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Kids of Single Parents More Likely to Witness Domestic Violence
January 13, 2015
Family Studies 5 January 2015 Many studies have found that young people raised in single-parent families show more achievement and behavior problems than those who grow up with both their biological parents. Family sociologists often...
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Marriage Makes for Happier People, Study Says
January 13, 2015
The Wall Street Journal 5 January 2015 Marriage may help people navigate a midlife crisis. A new paper by Shawn Grover, a policy analyst at Canada’s Department of Finance, and John Helliwell, professor emeritus at...
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Amnesty Int lobbies for legal challenge on ban on gay marriage
January 9, 2015
The Guardian 31 December 2014 Amnesty International has predicted that a gay couple will challenge the ban on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland through the courts in 2015. On the same day Scotland saw its...
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Woman marries her two pet cats
January 6, 2015
MailOnline 6 January 2015 When Barbarella Buchner split from her partner-of-seven-years, the 48-year-old thought that she would never find love again. But then love struck again, albeit from a very unusual direction. Now Ms Buchner...
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Jennifer Lopez: There’s no pain or failure like a divorce
January 3, 2015
OneNews 3 January 2015 Jennifer Lopez broke down while admitting she felt like she was “going to die” when her marriage to Marc Anthony broke up. The 45-year-old singer – who was married to the...