marriage issues

Caster Semenya is getting married to her girlfriend and has sent her parents to pay Lebola (esssentially a bride price). http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/South-Africa/Caster-pays-lobola-for-wife-20140512 I think its an interesting question to deal with when something like gay...

There is a lot of talk about at the moment in the UK about changes to the laws around marriage, and civil partnership. What irks me is that these are regularly touted as being the options available to heterosexual couples and gay couples - though the latter is often further qualified as meaning...

When hearing debates about granting marriage to same sex couples (Something I'm firmly in favour of), I often hear "If you are redefining marriage, why not have polygamous ones?" from the conservative side. Now, for the record, I can't say I'm in favour of polygamous marriage, but at present I...

Howdy all, Things are looking promising for the passage of the civil union bill in Illinois before the end of the year, but the usual suspects are gearing up to kill the legislation... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101117/news/711189836/ It is important for people to understand that...

I hear all sorts of perspectives on marriage. Those who think monogamy is the proper standard, those who think monogamy is a tool used to oppress women, those who think that polygamy is terrible, those who think that polygamy is natural, etc. But virtually ever culture in the world has some...

Often, caustic conservatives say that gay marriage advocates must, for consistency's sake, also endorse polygamy. For once, I agree with the caustic conservatives. If marriage is going to be redefined--broadened to include more than just one man and one woman--then there's really no reason to...

I'm not much of a christian, well I would kind of want to believe in all that stuff but I'm a bit too rational for all that most of the times. Anyhow, even if I'm not very religious, I definitely want to get a proper wedding in church and eventually also a proper burial to some christian burial...