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Marriage Laws: Massachusetts & Connecticut

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With the wedding season fast approaching, I wanted to spend this month talking about the marriage laws throughout the country. Yesterday, we tackled Maine and New Hampshire. Today, we’re going to continue our journey through New England to Massachusetts and Connecticut. I love New England in the fall; by the way, it’s a beautiful place to host a wedding with the spectacular color of the turning leaves and more. But we’ll save that for another blog, for now, let’s take a look at obtaining a wedding license and marriage laws in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Massachusetts is the single state in the … Continue reading →

Marriage Laws: New Hampshire & Maine

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With the wedding season fast approaching, I wanted to spend this month talking about the marriage laws throughout the country. With fifty states, it should hardly surprise you that marriage laws are not identical from state to state. Today, we’re going to take a look at the states of New Hampshire and Maine. New Hampshire When it comes to getting married, there are a few legalities to get out of the way prior to the ceremony in order to have your marriage recognized legally by the state. You should probably plan to do that about a month before the wedding. … Continue reading →

The Marriage Counselor of Texas? Good Question

Heather’s article, Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation, described five pending bills in Texas related to marriage. Interestingly enough, they were proposed by Republicans and are being questioned and condemned by Democrats, which is the complete opposite of how such things usually work. Clearly, there is no doubt that I am conservative, but that doesn’t mean I agree with the so-called conservative party’s bid to expand intrusive government. I agree with Democrats on this. That is a rare statement coming from me (despite the fact that I don’t swear by the Republican party line either). In a … Continue reading →

Gay Marriage Debate gets Heated at Families.com

Wow. Where to begin… Perhaps I should start with the comment I intended to leave on Heather’s latest gay marriage article: I agree that the Indiana legislation is somewhat vague. Legislation is to be written in a way that allows a person of reasonable intelligence to understand its meaning. If reasonable people question what is allowed or denied, it can be declared unconstitutionally vague, and clearly, people are questioning the meaning of this particular measure. Then I read the rest of her article, and all I could say was, “Wow!” Heather went on to write: “I can’t say I’m surprised, … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Class or Fee, which Will it Be?

Did anybody else fall for Heather’s April Fool’s Day joke? I totally did. Then, when I saw the Nebraska story, I wasn’t sure if it was the real deal or not. I couldn’t find anything in my usual online news sources either, but I’m still going to offer my opinion. While I agree that the intentions behind the Nebraska bill sound good, and that couples would do well to examine their relationships more thoroughly before marrying and perhaps receive instruction, I am not one who tends to applaud government control. Heather noted that the bill doesn’t force couples to engage … Continue reading →

Religious Marriage versus Civil Marriage

Good afternoon, I’m switching gears again here late in the day as I begin to wax philosophic on several key points related to the marriage debate that has been clawing up the headlines the last couple of months. I have to say, if the politics of the situation were distract people from the troubling issues of today – this has been a successful campaign. However, that being said, I like to throw in my two cents. In all likelihood, Sherry may respond to this blog and I’ll look forward to her thoughts on the matter. What I want to discuss … Continue reading →