by | Jun 20, 2013 | Marriage and Politics
My parents were divorced. I know this is not saying much, since there are a lot of us who are children of divorce. I also know that this is a long-distance retrospective, since I’m now 67 years old. But I’m at a point in life when I can truly say from experience...
by Lisa M. | Jun 19, 2013 | Marriage and Politics
As the day of Supreme Court reckoning looms for the same-sex marriage question, an interesting dynamic is forming: 72% of Americans believe that the legalization of same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” according to a recent Pew Research opinion poll. That number...
by Lisa M. | Jun 18, 2013 | Marriage and Politics
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down rulings around the beginning of July 2013 that could change the legal definition of marriage. At stake is the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act—which upholds states’ rights to ban same-sex marriage and prohibits the federal...
by Lisa M. | May 3, 2013 | Marriage and Politics
Proponents of same-sex marriage—in legal terms defined as “equal” or “genderless” marriage—often argue this point: “How does gay marriage affect you personally?” In a Meridian Magazine article titled “The Inequalities of ‘Equal’ Marriage,”...
by paulah | Mar 7, 2013 | Marriage and Politics
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed two briefs with the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to uphold California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which both define marriage as between one man and one woman....
