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Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation

This seems like some heavy subject material to bring up this morning, but this landed in my inbox and I couldn’t help but bring it up for discussion. Recently, I talked about the proposed marriage license legislation in Nebraska. The legislation proposes that for every couple who goes through 10 hours of marriage education then they would only need to pay $30 for a marriage license and if they don’t take the class, then they’ll need to pay $100 for their marriage license. I thought the idea was worth exploring as a model for its effect on marriage. I still … Continue reading →

American Society Favors Marriage

It’s true – our contemporary society favors marriage in almost every aspect. There’s the social acceptance related to two people living together and building a life together. Granted, people live together all the time without marriage, but for many – the social aspects are incredibly important. There are the governmental benefits such as filing your tax return jointly and there’s the employer perks that often favor married employees over singles. There’s also the joint ownership of property and social security benefits that favor spouses over a cohabitator. Marriage is Promoted Marriage is promoted through over 400 state and 1000 federal … Continue reading →