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"MARRIAGE" In The News (May 2005) |
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The news articles and features presented below are simply an indication of how topical, controversial, and all-encompassing the issues surrounding marriage are throughout our society--and the world-- today. Some of the views and opinions expressed, and their respective web sites, do NOT reflect the views or opinions of The Real Proposal™ magazine. Many are highlighted largely to reiterate that the alarming statistical trends on the chaotic state of "Marriage" and "Family"--outlined in "A Mere Glimpse"--will continue unabated without a fundamental grasp and purposeful dissemination of TRUTH on the issues.
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- Paris Hilton Engaged to Shipping
Heir ABC News.com,
May 31, 2005
Reality Star Paris Hilton Engaged to
Boyfriend, Greek Shipping Heir Paris Latsis. . . .Latsis, 27,
proposed to Hilton, 24, on Wednesday after she returned from a
three-week publicity tour in Europe to promote her horror flick
"House of Wax" and her new fragrance. . .
RELATED ARTICLE: Paris
Hilton Engaged to Greek Shipping Heir
People magazine, May 30,
2005
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Just the FAQs for a happy marriage Gwinnett
Daily Post- GA, By Jim Hendricks,
May 31, 2005 . . . . Still, we
persevered night after night after night to compile The Happy Guy’s
Guide to Marriage, a list of answers to frequently asked questions.
. . . Q:
After the ceremony, how long should I wait before I make it clear
to my wife just who the boss is in our family? A: This should be addressed immediately. You’re approach should be
simple, direct and concise. Go right up to your wife, take her hand
firmly, look her straight in the eye and say, “Honey, you’re the
boss.”. . . .
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- Marriage may well need
work Metro
Toronto, Canada, By Lisi Tesher,
May 30, 2005
--Once again,
Donald Trump and I are in disagreement. Recently, on Live With
Regis And Kelly, The Donald boasted that his relationship with his
new bride, Melania, doesn't need any work...Not only that, but I
worry for The Trumpster if that's really the way he feels. This
could be part of the reason why Melania is his third wife. And if
he continues to walk around with that laissez-faire attitude, she
may not be the last. . . . .
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- Charities benefit as couples redirect their wedding gifts Times Online-UK, By Helen Nugent, May 30, 2005
... Of the 95 couples that have used the site, the average wedding has raised about £650 for charity. As the average age of marriage...“Couples spend an average of £15,764 on their wedding with the largest portion, averaging £2,828, going on their honeymoon. We felt that if Wedding List Giving can help redirect even a small portion of this estimated £3.5 billion annual spend to charity, then our efforts will have been worth it.”...
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Bride gang-raped after wedding News24 - Cape Town, South Africa, May 30, 2005 The daily Times said Mujahid Hussain and his family allowed the bride, Kaneez Kubra, to be dishonoured in revenge for her brother's crime of having sexual relations with their daughter... In Pakistan's tribal and rural Punjab, women are married without their consent in compensation for the crime committed by their male family members to settle the dispute under "Swara" and "Vani" customs...
Wedding addresses HIV stigma Guardian Unlimited - UK, May 30, 2005 An HIV-positive couple were married in a ceremony conducted by the mayor of Bangui, Central African Republic state radio said, in an unusually public acknowledgment of those living with the disease in Africa. ... About 16% of the impoverished republic's 3.6 million people are infected with HIV. Average life expectancy has fallen below 40 years...
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- Advice Column: Amy
Dickinson Chicago
Tribune-Chicago, IL,USA, May 30, 2005
She's
staying but, wistfully, with a sad man... I love and respect my
husband and will never leave him or stray from our marriage.We are
no longer intimate because of the side effects of his medications,
but we are still best friends. I'm thankful that he is in my life.
I struggle with the fact he can never be happy...
- What is the best way to prevent
abortions? Townhall.com, By Nathan Tabor, May 29, 2005
...all of these needless tragedies could be avoided
by curtailing the illicit sexual activity that leads to unwanted
pregnancies. Without intercourse, conception simply cannot occur.
The sure-fire cure for unwanted pregnancy is not more classroom
instruction in putting condoms on bananas, but sexual abstinence
until marriage...Old-fashioned sexual morality may not seem so cool
or hip, but it can sure keep you out of
trouble.
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- Parenting Issues: Connecting the dots
Townhall.com, By Rebecca Hagelin, May
27, 2006
Crammed upside down at the bottom of a trash bin with
cement blocks piled on top of her tiny body, yet another of
America's little girls was seen as nothing more than garbage.
Kidnapped, raped and left to die a horrible death, the
eight-year-old child is the latest in an ever-growing torrent of
victims of a toxic culture...Few seem to be “connecting the dots”
from the obvious cultural corruption, to the failure of parents to
truly "parent" their kids to the brutal consequences being suffered
by our children...
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- Mary Kay's crime pays Townhall.com, By Brent Bozell, May 27,
2006
Today's celebrity
journalism is only interested in that which is interesting ,
no matter how vile the atrocity. It will make all kinds of excuses
for the infamous if they can be milked for Nielsen ratings points.
Worse yet, it will pay the infamous for the privilege of
wallowing in their vomit-inducing lives...
RELATED ARTICLE: Mary
Kay Letourneau Weds Her Former Student ABC News-AP, By
Melanthia Mitchell, May 21, 2005
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Sacrificing Science:
Hardwired for Homosexuality? Breakpoint.org,
By Chuck Colson, May 26, 2005 The
media is trumpeting a new study that seems to suggest that
homosexuality is genetic. But a closer look reveals something quite
different. . . . Now, to put it in lay terms,
this is the “smell test.” Males sniffed women and were attracted,
and vice versa. But gay men were exposed to both types of odors,
and they were aroused by men, not females. . . . .
At this point, what the research
suggests is that human pheromones may indeed exist. But what caused
the preferences—nature or nurture—is not known. You wouldn’t know
that, however, from media accounts. .
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RELATED ARTICLE: Sniffing out the gay gene International Herald Tribune- NEW YORK TIMES, By Steven Pinker, May 18, 2005
RELATED ARTICLE: The Scent of a Man Time magazine, By Michael D. Lemonick, May 15, 2005
RELATED ARTICLE: Myths and Facts: Is homosexuality just another way to love, or is there danger ahead? Family.org RELATED ARTICLE: Myths and Facts About Homosexuality, Part 2 Family.org, RELATED ARTICLE: Myths and Facts About Homosexuality, Part 3 Family.org
RELATED SITE: National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) |
ELTON SETS WEDDING DATE Contactmusic.com, UK - May 27, 2005 Flamboyant rocker SIR ELTON
JOHN is set to marry for the second time on 21 December (05) -
making an honest man of his long-term love DAVID FURNISH. . .
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- Divorce: Helping your child cope with the
breakup MayoClinic.com, May 26, 2005
Explaining to children
why mom and dad are calling it quits is easier said than done. Find
out how you can help your child cope with separation and divorce. .
. . . More than a million children a year experience their parents'
divorce. It's a stressful time for the entire family, full of
changes for everyone involved. Children are creatures of habit and
routine, so divorce often turns their world upside down. The good
news is that you can make your child's adjustment to these changes
much easier, simply by the way you choose to interact with your
spouse. . . .
- Divorce and Marriage Affect
Black Children More UC Davis (press release)-CA, May 25, 2005
Divorce and marriage play much bigger economic roles for
black children than white children in the United States, according
to a new study by two UC Davis economists. Marianne Page and
Ann Huff Stevens find that in the first two years following a
divorce, family income among white children falls about 30 percent,
while it falls by 53 percent among black children. . . . In fact,
three or more years after the divorce, the black families' income
remains 47 percent lower than if the parents had remained together.
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- 'Love marriages have led to increase in
divorce' Hindustan Times- India, May
25, 2005
Love is a fickle emotion that has
led to a large increase in divorces, remarriages, premarital sex,
single parenting and same sex marriages, compared to olden days,
according to a book tracing the history of marriage. . .
. However, a devastating by-product of the personal love match
is divorce because, "as millions of couples have discovered, once
love flees, marriages end.". . . .
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- Angelina Jolie: I never slept with
Brad AZ Central.com- AZ, May 25, 2005
We've all seen the African beach photos and have
heard the speculation of the romance between Brad Pitt and Angelina
Jolie. ET on Yahoo! has the lowdown on a new tell-all interview the
leggy actress has given to Marie Claire. . . . He's
extremely down to earth, goofy and funny and very good." So who is
she dating, if it isn't Pitt? . . . .
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- Runaway Bride Indicted
CBS News, May 25,
2005
Runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks was indicted
Wednesday for allegedly filing a false police report claiming she
had been kidnapped, charges that could mean up to six years in
prison...This indictment does not rule out a possible plea
agreement to lesser charges, Porter said. Authorities had said they
were talking to the Wilbanks family about a possible deal...
RELATED ARTICLE: There goes the runaway bride Townhall.com, By Suzanne Fields, May 9,
2005
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- Boston Hotel Features 'Runaway Bride Escape'
Package Boston Channel.com- MA,
May 25,
2005
The new luxury hotel in Boston's Kenmore
Square has created a "Runaway Bride Escape" package for brides and
bridal parties to relieve the stress of planning their
nuptials...
- Man Accused Of Jilting Bride
Arrested NBC 17.com- NC, May 25,
2005,
-- A Durham man
was arrested Wednesday morning on charges he took thousands of
dollars from a bride-to-be and then failed to transport her wedding
...
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- Jessica: No
Divorce Sky News- UK, May 25,
2005
American
entertainment company E! has been forced to retract a story that
Jessica Simpson has filed for divorce. Jessica and hubby Nick
Lachey, who filmed TV reality show The Newlyweds around their first
year of marriage, have been fighting rumors about the state of
their relationship for months. The couple have been married two and
a half years. E! Online leaked a story about their split but
retracted it within the hour. Dukes Of Hazzard star Jessica told US
Weekly: "It's completely false and we would sue them if they hadn't
taken it down.". . .
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- Pregnant
Rutherford splits from Husband Contactmusic.com-UK, May 25, 2005
British actress CAMILLA RUTHERFORD and her
husband RUFUS ABBOTT have split - only months before the beauty
gives birth to their second child. . . .
- Buzz over Chirac rival
focuses on his marriage International Herald
Tribune-France, By Elaine Sciolino, May 25, 2005
Nicolas Sarkozy, the party leader who wants to be France's
next president, and Cécilia, his wife, have worked long and hard to
portray themselves as the ultimate power couple of
France... likened in the media to the Kennedys and the
Clintons... But if the French media is to be believed, the couple's
marriage is on the skids. . . .
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- 9000 Attend Toronto
Marriage Rally - All Faiths and Cultures ...
Lifesite- Canada,
May 24, 2005
Nine thousand people representing nearly every creed
and nationality in Canada crowded into Queen's Park yesterday to
stand for traditional marriage. Echoing similar rallies around the
country in recent months which have collectively gathered some one
hundred thousand Canadians, pro-family and religious leaders spoke
strongly of the need to protect the institution of marriage from
radical redefinition to include homosexual couples....
- Canadian Media Up to Usual Tricks Following
Toronto Marriage Rally Lifesite- Canada, May 24, 2005
The moment yesterday’s heavily attended Toronto
Marriage Rally at Queen’s Park disbanded, media
all across Canada launched into their all-too-familiar numbers
games...
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- Rob And Amber's
Prime-Time Wedding CBS
News, May 24,
2005
"I'm a kid from Boston," Rob says, "She's a
kid from Pennsylvania. We got together on a show; they're throwing
a boatload of money at us and saying, 'Make the wedding of your
most wildest dreams.'" So to do that, they chose the Bahamas and a
place called Atlantis Paradise Island...
- Create Your Own Rob-Amber Wedding CBS News, May 24, 2005
..."Rob And Amber Get Married," and the whole
thing was designed and planned by celebrity party planner Colin
Cowie.He also happens to be an Early Show
contributor...Initially, he says he didn't get much direction from
the couple and notes the whole thing was planned in just 30 days.
The following is the explanation of how he incorporated his
ideas...
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- Cruise's 'Oprah' trip: Love or
hype? AZ Central.com- AZ,
May 24, 2005
"The boy is GONE," Winfrey joked on her talk
show Monday, shortly after Cruise, 42, jumped up and down on her
couch like a giddy schoolboy...Technically, Cruise's appearance on
Oprah (taped Thursday) was to promote his upcoming film, War of the
Worlds. But lately, Cruise seems to be on a media campaign to prove
to naysayers that his romance with Holmes is genuine. . . . .
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- Letter: Mom has visitation
concerns San Bernardino Sun, CA - May 24,
2005
Question: I am considering divorcing the father of
my 8-year-old daughter. However, I am concerned about the increased
time the two of them would spend together...My concerns are
two-fold: he is often harsh with her and I would not be there to
serve as a buffer, and I would be missing quality time with her
when she is gone...
- Letter: Teen must be clear with parents
about aftermath of divorce Lowell Sun- MA, May 23,
2005
DEAR MIKE: I am a 14-year-old whose
life has been miserable the past year. It started when my mother
found my father was cheating on her with his secretary. She filed
for divorce and forced him to leave right away....Adding insult to
injury, my mother began dating this guy about six months ago and
now informs me he is moving in with us now that the divorce is
settled. I cannot stand this man...
- Wife Of Man Who Allegedly Faked Kidnapping Files
For Divorce TheDenverChannel.com- CO, May 23, 2005
Police
Arrest Suspected Accomplice In 'Kidnapping' ....The wife of a Vail
man who allegedly faked his own kidnapping earlier
this month has filed for divorce. "Of course she's filing for
divorce," her attorney, Dave Lugert, told the Vail Daily News.
"This is a swift, understandable and much-needed response to a
horrific crime perpetrated against
her"...
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- Health &
Parenting Issues: US Surgeon General Issues Second 'Healthy
Dozen' List - Toddlers Medical News Today -
UK, May 23, 2005
As parents and children look forward to summer fun, U.S.
Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., today outlined a
dozen tips to help keep toddlers safe and healthy... Parenting is
the most difficult job in the world... All parents sometimes feel
overwhelmed and frustrated as they tackle the challenges involved
with parenting. . .
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- Lesbian Child Custody Cases Head to
Court ABC News-AP, By Lisa
Leff, May 24, 2005
Same-Sex Child
Custody Battle Headed to California Supreme Court...If you're a kid
who has two moms instead of a mom and a dad, what happens to you if
they break up? Does one pay child support? Does she also get
visitation rights? The answers might be clear if your parents were
a man and a woman who weren't married. But if your moms didn't
register as domestic partners, what are everyone's rights in the
eyes of the law?. . . .
- First gay marriage sees vicar
wed BBC
News, UK - May 24, 2005
A
gay clergywoman will take part in the UK's first same-sex wedding
in Brighton later this year. The Rev Debbie Gaston, 46, will marry
partner of 16 years Elaine Cook, 53, at one second past midnight on
21 December - the first day gay weddings are
legal...
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- Wedding in Philadelphia was just
Phan-tastic Indianapolis Star -IN, May 23, 2005
Army Sgt. Thomas Miller, awaiting deployment to Iraq, and
Angela Baldwin got married Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. The Rev.
Richard Sparling, the Phillies' chaplain, conducted the ceremony
before about 40 family and friends two hours before the St. Louis
Cardinals played the Phillies. . . .
- 6 more wedding malls in
North Business
Standard - India, By Vishal Sharma/Agra, May 24, 2005
The wedding market in India is
growing each year, and with this exponential increase in the
expenditure made by Indians in their lavish weddings a new
concept ...The ground floor shall be dedicated only to the
wedding wear & jewelry and the upper ground floor to other
accessories like footwear, luggage & electronics. The first
floor shall present the attractions of a food court and a three
screen multiplex cinema. . . .
- TIP SHEET: Insurance -- Wedding policy doesn't cover it
all Detroit Free
Press- MI, May 23, 2005
If you're getting married,
do you really need wedding insurance?...Consider your needs and
what a policy covers before you decide, according to Alan Fields,
author of "Bridal Bargains." Wedding insurance premiums start at
$155 . . .
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- Law to Face Frost over
Divorce Contactmusic.com- UK, May 22,
2005
JUDE
LAW will finally thrash out his divorce settlement with SADIE FROST
in court next month (JUN05) as she fights for a $19 million (GBP10
million) share of his fortune....
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- It Must Be Love, but Let's Be
Sure
Los
Angeles Times-CA, By Ellen Barry, May 21, 2005
Couples these days are undergoing counseling to see whether
they should get engaged. In the divorce-heavy South, churches
recommend it...Increasingly, couples are seeking
out "pre-premarital" or "pre-engagement" counseling — the
opportunity to sit down with trained advisors to examine,
dispassionately, whether their love is a passing fancy. This step,
though still rare, is on the rise across the
country...
- This wedding was no
accident South Bend
Tribune- IN, By DUSTIN GROVE, May 22,
2005,
-- Wedding attire often includes a white dress, a veil,
maybe a tuxedo and, of course, rings. Michelle
Martin, 36, and Jeff Kelly, 35, of Bremen wore hospital bracelets
on their big day. . . .
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- Mary Kay Letourneau Weds Her Former
Student
ABC News-AP, By
Melanthia Mitchell, May 21,
2005
...Mary Kay
Letourneau, whose notorious seduction of 12-year-old boy led to
more than seven years in prison, has married the former student she
was convicted of raping. Letourneau, 43, and Vili Fualaau, 22,
exchanged vows they had written themselves during a tightly guarded
ceremony Friday night, said Janet Annino, co-executive producer of
the TV show "Entertainment Tonight.". . . .
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- My best wishes Townhall.com, By Jeff Jacoby, May 23, 2005
May 17 was a milestone: the one-year anniversary of
same-sex marriage in Massachusetts...I mention my sincere good
wishes only because so many supporters of same-sex marriage think
that anyone who disagrees with them must be an ignorant bigot. Time
and again, I have been told that my views on marriage are morally
equivalent to the views of a segregationist on race, or a Nazi on
Jews. It is remarkable: Express the conviction that marriage should
mean what it has always meant -- the union of male and female --
and you are likely to be told that you are peddling hate. . .
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- Psychiatrists May Push for Gay Marriage OK ABC News-AP, By DOUG
GROSS, May 22, 2005
Representatives of the nation's top psychiatric
group approved a statement Sunday urging legal recognition of gay
marriage. If approved by the association's directors in July, the
measure would make the American Psychiatric Association the first
major medical group to take such a stance. . .
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- The modern wedding Sioux Falls Argus Leader- SD,
May 22, 2005
When it comes to etiquette, no two versions are the
same...The Sioux falls bride-to-be has studied magazines. Then
there are books, Web sites and friends with their own expertise...I
didn't know that," she says. Welcome to the world of modern wedding
etiquette. There are many rules, and plenty of interpretations. .
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- Web sites are resource for guests,
services Sioux Falls Argus Leader- SD,
May 22, 2005
Last spring, when Holly Christensen
was planning her Aug. 28, 2004, wedding, she faced many planning
obstacles. She and her husband. . .
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- Ka-ching! Wedding price tag nears
$30K CNN, By Grace Wong, May 20,
2005,
Survey: Bridal spending tops $125 billion;
prents less likely to foot ballooning bill... Couples can expect to
hear more than the "bling bling" bouncing off the
bride-to-be's ring -- they'll also hear the ka-ching of the cash
register as the average cost of a wedding soars to $26, 327,
accordig to a new survey. . . .
- The wedding of the season Helena Independent Record -MT,USA,
By Martin J Kidston, May 22, 2005
What the Cheap and Easy Doll Club has joined let no man (or
mouse) put asunder.. This is how the night began as members of the
Cheap and Easy Doll Club arrived to celebrate the wedding of Rick
Rat and Tilly, the Mouse - two dolls united by destiny. No, you are
not imagining things. . . .
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Cruise gushes over new squeeze
Holmes Canada.com, May 19, 2005 "I
love this woman," Cruise says in an interview to air Monday on
Access Hollywood. "She's magnificent.".... Cruise tells Access Hollywood co-anchor Billy Bush: "I
am so happy and I am not going to pretend or hide it or be
shy...."
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- Garner Should Just Say NO to Affleck's
Prenup New Age
Media Concepts (press release) - May 19, 2005,
She's losing Peak Earning Years to have
Ben's Baby says Bev Pekala, America's Divorce Handicapper. . .
."Jennifer Garner will need an Emmy winning performance to stop
fiancee Ben Affleck from demanding a prenuptial agreement. . .
. If Garner plays
stay-at-home mom, she could lose just under $10 million for the
next three seasons Alias is slated to continue. A family could cost
Jennifer $25 million over the next five years. . .
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- Staying married for all the right
reasons DetNews.com- MI, By Michael Hodges,
May 19, 2005
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As bleak as the statistics sound, divorce rates have actually
declined from their 1981 high, when fully 50 percent of marriages
went bust...Here's the paradox: More than at almost any other time
in human existence, we can reach for happiness in marriage. For
millennia, marriage was about acquiring property, cementing
alliances and consolidating power, great or small. Until the 19th
century, marrying for something as ephemeral as love was seen as
simply absurd. If you found love, great. But that wasn't the point
of the union. . .
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Chesney faces questions about surprise
wedding MSNBC, May
18, 2005 Entertainer of the Year says Zellweger simply asked
when, where to show up...Although Kenny Chesney won the Academy of
country Music's "Entertainer of the Year" award, the media was more
anxious to talk about his recent marriage to Rene Zellweger than
music. The wedding questions flew fast and furious backstage at
Tuesday night’s ACM Awards, so much so that Kenny’s publicist
stepped in at one point and asked for a few questions about his top
honor. But Kenny did provide his first extensive comment on his new
marriage. How is married life? “To be honest with you, it’s not
that different,” said Kenny. “I’m a little more at ease, you know?
I’m not searching and that’s what’s great about her. She’s a great
girl.” Kenny said Renee didn’t let him propose. “She just told me
to name a time and place and she’d be there.’’. . .
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Essence of marriage
questioned Dispatch Online- South Africa - May 17,
2005 "We just want that little white piece of paper,"
Marie Fourie said during a break at the Constitutional Court
yesterday, drawing an air square ..."We just want it to be legal,
legal, legal," she told a reporter from the front of the public
gallery where she and Cecilia Bonthuys spent the day listening to
argument over what constituted a marriage. . . .Last year the
Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the two should be allowed to get
married but they later found that they were unable to register
their Pretoria church wedding at the Department of Home Affairs. .
. . In a separate application yesterday, the couple and an alliance
of gay and lesbian organisations asked that the marriage formula
under the Marriage Act of 1961 be changed to include the words "or
spouse" instead of the current "husband" and "wife". Currently same
sex couples may marry, but the marriage will not be recognised in
law. . . .
RELATED ARTICLE: Not Courts Role to Define Marriage Law-
Moerane Business
Day-Johannesburg, SA, By Ernest Mabuza, May 19,
2005
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- Letter: One year after gay
marriage Concord Journal, MA - May 19,
2005
Gay marriage has
been in place for a year now in Massachusetts. Has this resulted in
any changes in our commonwealth? Consider what...Consider the case
of David Parker who was trying to protect his kindergarten child in
Lexington. All he wanted was to get assurances from the principal
of the school that she would obey Massachusetts law and notify him
if sexual material was going to be presented in his child's class.
He got no answer and was taken to jail for insisting on an answer.
This demonstrates the boldness with which administrators feel they
can operate now in teaching very young children that same-sex
marriage is perfectly normal and
acceptable...
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- Arranged versus love marriage
The New
Nation- Bangladesh, By FARIZAA
SABREEN, May 19, 2005
In
the western world people usually choose their own marriage partner
but this is not the way for all cultures living in western society.
Arranged marriages still happen. Often the most important aspect is
the bond between the two families, rather than the relationship
between the couple being married. Property or land with the aim of
securing social status sometimes secures marriage agreements. . . .
Many young people know that one day they will agree to an arranged
marriage. To deny their parents this would be a sign of deep
disrespect. Many families are able to discuss the issue and reach
compromises that are suitable for everyone. . . . In more
traditional arranged marriages (which are still very much alive and
well in Bangladesh) couples may get only one or two meetings before
their wedding day. Though this scenario is common, but some
families disapprove of or forbid dating. They don't want to
introduce their kids to someone to hang out with or move in with;
they want a wedding, and soon. . . . . . Education and exposure to
the media, started to make people to think and realize they need
not be bound by tradition and they can choose their own marital
partners without having to rely on parents, matchmakers, relatives.
This gave rise to love marriages. . . .
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- What's love got to do with it? Working for Change- MA, By
Ellen Goodman, May 17, 2005
Now that we
have celebrated the paper anniversary of same-sex marriage in
Massachusetts, may we pause for a moment to admit that the
opponents were right: Same-sex marriage is proof of a crisis in
traditional marriage. But gay marriage is not the cause of the
crisis, it's a consequence. The true culprit is, well, Cupid. .
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- Parenting
Issues: Poor Parenting at the Root of Problem Teens Atchison Daily Globe - KS, By
Jeff Schmucker, May 19, 2005
I never thought when I got older that I would become
a grouchy grownup, yelling at teen-agers and complaining
...Now maybe they were surprised that someone
would yell at them, or maybe I just look more intimidating when
it’s dark and I can’t be seen clearly, but even I was surprised
that they stopped. I was even happier to watch the movie in peace.
. . .
- Parenting
Issues: Second season of child's life turning
point Times-Leader-
PA, By John Redmond, May 19, 2005
The breakdown is occurring between the second and third
birthdays, when it is critical that the mother effect and complete
the transition between Season One and Season Two...Thus the Great
Paradox of Modern Parenting: Women have claimed authority in every
area of life except where their children are concerned.
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- Parenting Issues: The power of
parenting Townhall.com, By Rebecca
Hagelin, May 19, 2006
Whether you are happily married or raising children
on your own, whether you are a father or mother or a grandparent
who is filling in the gap, you must realize the tremendous power
you have as one who 'parents.'. . . . A decision to go with
the cultural flow - a decision on your part not to fight the
culture, to stay away from the conflict and take the easy route, to
just lay low- does not negate the influence you have on your
children but results in your influence being a negative one. . .
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- Health Issues: The H2O
Challenge Townhall.com, By John Stossel, May
18, 2006
Take a few ounces of water. Garnish
with an elegant bottle and a large price tag. Convince Americans
it's cool. Somehow, in the 1990s, a French company called Perrier
did that, and now, America is getting soaked.. . . . . We asked
people to rate the waters bad, average, or great. Many said one of
the waters was bad. Which one? Why, Monsieur, that would be Evian,
the most expensive, which came in last in our unscientific test.
Evian had no comment. The water our testers like most came from
Kmart: American Fare ranked first in our unscientific test, and it
costs a third of what Evian costs. (Maybe that's why "Evian,"
spelled backward, is "naive."). . . .
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- DeGeneres Says She Was Molested as Teen FOX News- AP, May 18, 2005
Ellen DeGeneres (search) reveals in the latest issue of Allure magazine that her stepfather molested her as a teenager. While speaking about her messy breakup with actress Anne Heche, the talk show host said her stepfather insisted on feeling her breast while DeGeneres' mother was fighting breast cancer. She said the incident later escalated into "other things" and her stepfather, now deceased, tried to break into her bedroom. . . . . . "People I've confided in about this before say, 'Oh, that's why you're a lesbian,'" said DeGeneres. "But I was a lesbian way before that. My earliest memories are of being a lesbian." . . .
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Jason Priestley Weds Longtime
Girlfriend ABC News-AP, May 17, 2005 Former "Beverly Hills
90210" Star Jason Priestly Weds Longtime Girlfriend Naomi Lowde. .
. . Priestley and Lowde wed Saturday on Paradise Island in the
Bahamas. . . After several years together, the 35-year-old actor
and Lowde, a makeup artist, became engaged last May. It is the
second marriage for Priestley, who was married to Ashlee Peterson,
also a makeup artist, for less than a year before divorcing in
early 2000. . .
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ABC 'Bachelor' Charlie O'Connell picks
Sarah Brice, rejects Krisily Kennedy in seventh season
finale Reality TV
World - May 17 10:53 AM ABC's much ballyhooed "no rules" edition of its The
Bachelor edition ended in a manner not all that different than the
fading reality franchise's previous editions -- with bachelor
Charlie O'Connell selecting Sarah Brice over Krisily Kennedy during
an extremely bloated three-hour marathon finale, but -- similar to
former bachelors Jesse Palmer ( Bachelor 5 ) and Bob Guiney (
Bachelor 4 ). . . .
- Ex-Star: Ky. Discouraged Interracial
Dating
Chicago Tribune- AP, May 17, 2005
-- Former University of Kentucky basketball star Rex
Chapman says school officials tried to stop him from dating black
women . . .
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- Is He the Cheating Kind? A Quiz Ezine Articles, By Ruth Houston
According to the latest statistics, 50% to 70% of men cheat on their mates. What type of man is most likely to cheat? Ruth Houston, infidelity expert and author of Is He Cheating on You? - 829 Telltale Signs says, "Some men are more likely to cheat than others. You can tell by looking at certain things in their background, their past history, or certain character traits." What about the man in your life? Is he the cheating kind? The questions below will help you rate your mate to see if you're involved with a potential cheater. Questions: 1. Does he thrive on adventure?. . . .2. Did he have a great deal of sexual experience prior to your relationship?. . . . 3. Does he have lots of female friends?. . . .4. Does he have male friends who are cheating on their wives or girlfriends?. . . . 5. Does he have a parent who cheated?. . . . 6. Did he cheat in any of his past relationships?. . . . 7. Does he feel that infidelity is really no big deal?. . . . What your answers mean:. . . .
RELATED ARTICLES: Articles by Infidelity expert, Ruth Houston
RELATED SITE: Infidelity Advice.com
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So I Married an Axe Murderer Townhall.com, By Doug Giles, May 14, 2005 ...The
Mother’s Day slayings of Krystal Tobias and Laura Hobbs by Laura’s
dad were probably the most avoidable murders of this millennium—if
Mrs. Hobbs’ common sense would have kicked into gear and caused her
not to let scary should-have-never-been-released-from-prison Jerry
around herself and Laura...Women, if not for your sake, how about
for your kid’s sake? Wise up . . . get an attitude and trust your
BS detector when it starts red flagging you to flee the wrath of
such a haggard piece of vile humanity. .
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- Passage of marriage amendment in
doubt Boston Globe-
MA, May 16, 2005
One year after same-sex marriage became legal in
Massachusetts, the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment to
ban gay marriage and create civil unions is in serious doubt
because several lawmakers who voted for the measure are openly
rethinking their support. . . .
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- Omaha stakes Townhall.com,
By Chuck Colson, May 16, 2006
Last Thursday, a federal judge in Omaha overturned
Nebraska's constitutional amendment that banned same-sex
"marriage." And the press reaction to the story was muted. Why?
Because this decision proves that we and other critics of the
courts and advocates for a constitutional amendment banning
same-sex "marriage" have been right all along. . . . A judge's
willingness to characterize the will of 70 percent of the
electorate as "animus" manifests a contempt for democratic
decision-making. When judges feel free to substitute their opinion
for nearly everybody else?s, only a constitutional amendment will
do. That's the message you need to send to your U.S. representative
and senators. Put this matter beyond the reach of judges whose
animus for the electorate knows no bounds. We need a federal
marriage amendment now. . . .
- One year later, nation divided on gay
marriage Boston Globe- MA, By Scott S.
Greenberger, May 15, 2005
Half of Americans polled say they don't want their states to
recognize Massachusetts gay marriages, reflecting a continuing
uneasiness or outright opposition to same-sex marriage that is
especially strong in the South and in states that backed George W.
Bush in 2004, according to a nationwide survey conducted for the
Globe. . .
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- Parenting Issues: The politics of
the Supernanny Boston Globe - MA, May 15,
2005
... But if you are trying to understand the success of the
religious right, you could do a lot worse than read his parenting
book: ''Dare to Discipline" ...Well, they say in politics that
whoever frames the problem has won half the battle. Dobson defines
the family problem as a permissive world of children run amok who
need the tough love of parents who ''dare" to discipline. .
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- Dr. Dobson takes heat over political
stands Longview Daily News-AP WA, May
14, 2005
-- To millions of conservative Christians, James Dobson
and his Focus on the Family ministry have emerged as a life
preserver in an American culture, fending off assaults from popular
culture and liberals..."The people of the left would say we're
extremist," he said. "The truth of the matter is there is a
tremendous population out there of people who care about their
children, they care about their families, they care about their
children's schools, they care about morality. . .
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- Keyes: abortion and same-sex marriage are logical
outgrowths of ' contraception mentality' renewamerica.us -
Washington, D.C., May 14, 2005
. . . Alan Keyes said that abortion and same-sex marriage
are natural extensions of society’s widespread acceptance of
contraception...By divorcing marital relations from the possibility
of having children, Keyes said, society has spawned an ethic that
not only sanctions abortion (because producing children is deemed
undesirable and irrelevant to sexual relations), but supports
same-sex marriage--which centers in sexual activity
without the possibility of procreation...
- Revealed: how an
abortion puts the next baby at risk News.Telegraph, By
Michael Day, May 14, 2005
Having an abortion almost doubles a
woman's risk of giving birth dangerously early in a later
pregnancy, according to research that will provoke fresh debate
over the most controversial of all medical procedures.
A French study of 2,837 births - the first to
investigate the link between terminations and extremely premature
births...
Dating a sex
addict Edmonton Sun -Canada (Subscription), May 14,
2005 ... Her reasons for sharing are twofold: to help
deal with the pain and betrayal which resulted from a
year-and-a-half relationship based on lies, and in the hopes she
can help others who may be unsuspecting victims of this
debilitating disease...Sex addiction is characterized by the addict
using seduction to conquer and control...
- Husband denies abuse in case of murder for
hire Daytona
Beach News-Journal -FL, May 13, 2005
... Prosecutors say McKenney-Oppenheim wanted to have her
husband killed to keep from losing in their divorce an 11-acre farm
she bought in Pierson after they were married in 1993...
- Unhappy Marriage Raises Women's Heart
Risk FOX
News - May 13, 2005 By Daniel
J. DeNoon.
A number of studies
have shown that marriage is good for men's health. Oddly, that
doesn't seem to be true for for women unless they
are in happy marriages...
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- Marriage on the rocks Sun-Sentinel.com -FL, By Anne
Sutton, May 15, 2005
Couples exchange their vows on Alaskan glaciers...
Diane Pearson runs Pearson's Pond....She hiked with the couple
until they found the "perfect spot" next to an azure-blue glacier
pond, and then she married them -- thanks to an Alaskan law that
allows just about anyone to become a court-appointed marriage
commissioner. . . .
RELATED SITE: Pearson's Pond: Alaska Wedding, Honeymoon, Romantic
Destination
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