Marriage in the News: Unintended Consequences

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Heather Long

So, I was reading the news reports earlier and one article caught my eye. Apparently, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear National Pride at Work v. Governor of Michigan on May 24th. What Is This Case? As you may recall in my series on Marriage Laws, Michigan added an amendment to their state constitution banning state government recognition of gay marriage. Apparently, the wording of that amendment has created some consequences that supporters of the same-sex marriage ban were not expecting. What Consequences? It seems that a lower court said that the amendment, voted on in 2004, bans not … Continue reading →

They’re Here – The Pirates Have Landed!

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Heather Long

Unless you were living under a box this weekend, you could hardly miss the thud of the third Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End landing on multiplex screens all over the country. Fair warning parents, I don’t know that this movie is just the right thing for the really little ones. According to my husband who saw it with his co-workers on Friday, there’s a scene at the beginning where pirates are being hunted down and killed, including kids who were working with the pirates. He wasn’t expecting that opening and I have to admit, I was a bit … Continue reading →