marriage issues


Should government be involved in marriage?

Thomas Patrick Burke | 17 February 2012 |
tags: government, libertarianism, marriage
Some libertarians, notably Ron Paul, say it should not. Another says that is foolish and irresponsible.


Married couples need to date too

William West | 16 February 2012 |
tags: divorce, marriage, relationships
New research shows that married couples need to date regularly if they want to avoid the divorce courts.


Can science help us find romance?

Carolyn Moynihan | 14 February 2012 |
tags: dating sites, marriage
Probably not. There is so much more to compatibility than whether you both liked Star Wars.


A Valentine message to college students

Shirene Urry | 14 February 2012 |
tags: Love and Fidelity Network, marriage, sexual behaviour
Sexual choices now may make a difference in desirable life outcomes later.


Shifty words

Frances Kelly | 06 February 2012 |
tags: gender, same-sex marriage
What does “marriage equality” actually mean?


Unstable behaviour

Peter Saunders | 30 January 2012 |
tags: same-sex attraction, same-sex marriage
A leading activist agrees that homosexual preferences are fluid and changing. If so, why do gays need special treatment?


The new outlaws: how same-sex marriage suffocates freedom

Bryce J. Christensen | 23 January 2012 |
tags: same-sex marriage
Advocating gay marriage as a way of enlarging the American sphere of liberty are profoundly—and deceptively—misrepresenting their aims.


Complementary beings

Susan Reibel Moore | 17 January 2012 |
tags: gender, same-sex marriage
A focus on equal rights in the same-sex marriage debate has obscured the obvious fact that men and women have complementary natures.


British Conservatives and same-sex marriage

Peter Smith | 09 January 2012 |
tags: David Cameron, same-sex marriage, UK
It is not the time -- or the place -- for the Conservative Party to legislate for same-sex marriage


Just don’t smash it, Dave

Joanna Bogle | 20 December 2011 |
tags: Christmas, David Cameron, UK
The British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words.


The parental happiness curve

W. Bradford Wilcox and Elizabeth Marquardt | 19 December 2011 |
tags: marriage, parenthood, religion
Why are parents with four-plus children happier, on average, than those with just a couple?


Welcome to neo-colonialism 101

Nwachukwu Egbunike | 13 December 2011 |
tags: Africa, Nigeria, same-sex marriage
Why is America trying to force acceptance of gay rights upon African nations?


Sages, straw dogs, and same-sex marriage

Zac Alstin | 12 December 2011 |
tags: same-sex marriage
Tempestuous emotions are a poor foundation for public policy.


A mortal threat to marriage

Michael Cook | 06 December 2011 |
tags: Australia, same-sex marriage
Same sex marriage can only succeed in a society where traditional marriage is already weak.


Family values remain strong in a changing world

Laurie deRose | 24 October 2011 |
tags: family values, World Values Survey
Gobal data shows majority support for the traditional family, despite some erosion.


Monogamy on the ropes?

Peter Jon Mitchell | 26 September 2011 |
tags: marriage, monogamy
So the sexual avant garde would have us believe. It's the oldest trick in the book.


Spanish mothers, families and children’s happiness

Carolyn Moynihan | 20 September 2011 |
tags: child wellbeing, family values, materialism
A UNICEF report throws more light than it intends on problems in British family life.


No standing: what marriage radicals really think of “the people”

Jennifer Roback Morse | 16 September 2011 |
tags: law, Proposition 8, same-sex marriage
Is it same-sex marriage rights they want, or a revolution in the American legal system?


A novel notion of justice

Robert R. Reilly | 05 September 2011 |
tags: justice, marriage, same-sex marriage
Affirming the right to same sex marriage makes about as much sense as promoting the goodness of smoking cancer-inducing cigarettes.


The vox populi says No

Alessandra Nucci | 05 September 2011 |
tags: marriage, same-sex marriage, USA
Despite a recent victory in New York, same-sex marriage is far from being mainstream.


A conspicuous absence of children

David van Gend | 05 September 2011 |
tags: Australia, family, same-sex marriage
Every child deserves to begin life with a mother and father. Gay couples cannot provide the family support they need.


The woman behind the icon

Carolyn Moynihan | 03 September 2011 |
tags: family, Steve Jobs, technology
Steve Jobs is a genius, all right, but even geniuses need to be born.


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