Tag Archives: marriage
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A same-sex union is not a marriage
June 2, 2012
The Telegraph (Aust) Nov 20, 2011 Let me state clearly that everyone has the right to get married. Everyone. But let me also be just as clear in stating that marriage is the union of...
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Three in marriage bed more of a good thing?
June 2, 2012
The Australian Dec 10 2011 For weeks, Sydneysiders and Melburnians who believe menages-a-trois and other polyamorous relationships can be just as committed, loving and valid as marriage between a man and a woman, slaved away...
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Bob McCoskrie: Why saying ‘I do’ is good for our families
June 2, 2012
BOB MCCOSKRIE – Dominion Post 27/06/2011 On April 29, two billion people worldwide sat in front of their TV screens as they witnessed one of the most public weddings in history – the marriage of...
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Study: Marriage education can be helpful
May 11, 2012UPI.com 13 March 2012 A study of more than a dozen different marriage education classes showed the programs help couples improve communication, U.S. researchers said. Dennis Stoica, president of Healthy Relationships California, said the survey...
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Marriage Should Not Be Redefined
May 11, 2012
Marriages are a matter of significant public concern, as the record of almost every culture shows. If it weren’t for the fact that sexual intercourse between a man and a woman leads to children and...
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Weakening Marriage Rates Is Major Social Issue
May 3, 2012
Family First Media Release 3 May 2012 Family First NZ says that the latest statistics on marriage are a warning bell that we ignore the benefits of marriage at our peril as a society. “Marriage...
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Marriage is best for raising children, Government says
March 12, 2012Telegraph (UK) 12 March 2012 Iain Duncan Smith will make the Coalition’s most explicit official statement in favour of parents marrying and staying together. He will say that children from such homes are most likely...
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New Report Finds 162 Reasons to Marry
February 11, 2012Family Research Council 8 Feb 2012 Family Research Council’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute has released a new paper entitled 162 Reasons to Marry. This important new study demonstrates that marriage is beneficial across a...
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Study Shows Social Value of Monogamy
February 11, 2012CitizenLink 29 Feb 2012 When it comes to marriage and family structure, there’s a good reason nearly every modern society has encouraged monogamy as the accepted norm: Because it’s good for society. So says a...
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The secrets to a happy marriage
January 11, 2012Telegraph (UK) 27 January 2012 Research among 2,000 happily married couples has identified the main ingredients for a successful union. It shows that couples benefit from taking a short break away together twice a year...
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UK Free schools and academies must promote marriage
December 3, 2011Telegraph 3 Dec 2011 The importance of marriage is to be taught to every pupil at the Government’s flagship free schools and academies. The schools will be made to sign up to strict new rules...
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Study: Modern economies ‘rise and fall’ with nuclear families
October 11, 2011Washington Times 3 Oct 2011 If the wealth of a nation is tied to both the quality and the quantity of its people, then modern trends toward cohabiting instead of marrying, easy divorce and fewer...
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Family Structure Trumps ‘Wanted’ for Children
October 11, 2011Washington Times Oct 6 2011 In the eyes of children, is it paramount that they were “planned” and “wanted”? Or does the family structure of their home matter more? These are two of the many...
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Marriage can reduce crime by increasing self-control
September 11, 2011HealthCanal.com 26 Sep 2011 Marriage can potentially help reduce crime by enabling people to develop greater self-control, according to a new study examining changes in marital status, self-control and marijuana use between late adolescence and...
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Falling marriage rates hurting children: report
September 6, 2011The Age (Aust) September 6, 2011 THE well-being of Australia’s children and young adults has declined sharply in the past decade – and sliding marriage rates are partly to blame, a study has found. Spiralling...
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Why a healthy marriage is good for the heart
August 22, 2011Telegraph (UK) 22 Aug 2011 Researchers from the University of Rochester in America found that 83 per cent of happily married women who had heart bypass operations lived on for another 15 years, compared with...
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Research Shows Marriage Reduces Childhood Poverty by Two Thirds
May 27, 2011Family Research Council May 27, 2011 Family Research Council’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) released a synthesis paper today showing that economic well-being in the United States is strongly related to marriage. The paper,...
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Marriage, the key to a better life: Study finds tying the knot means improved health and longer life expectancy
January 28, 2011Daily Mail (UK) 28th January 2011 Marriage cheers you up, improves your diet and helps you live longer, researchers say. It brings better mental and physical health, reducing the chance of premature death by 15...
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What women REALLY want: To marry a rich man and stay at home with the children
January 11, 2011Daily Mail (UK) 9th January 2011 Most women still prefer to marry a man who earns more money than themselves and would stay at home with their children if they could afford it, a new...
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Couples who don’t have sex before marriage are happier, study claims
December 28, 2010Telegraph (UK) 28 Dec 2010 Psychologists found that couples who waited until after their wedding night rated the stability of their relationships 22 per cent higher than those whose physical relationships developed earlier. Those who...