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Marriage in the News: Oregon Okays Bill for Domestic Partnerships

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Yesterday the Oregon state senate approved the domestic partnerships bill that will allow Oregon to become the seventh state to grant same-sex couples full marriage-style benefits under state law. The governor vowed to sign the bill into a law shortly after the Senate passed it 21-9. HB-2007-A The bill, known as HB-2007-A coupled with an earlier bill that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation is a remarkable turnaround in a state that banned gay marriage at the ballot box 2 years ago. There was some concern after the announcement of the bill’s approval that conservative Christians would seek to place … Continue reading →

Miscegenation is Not Against the Law

39 years ago, in June of 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the final laws against miscegenation. Do you know what miscegenation means? It’s a fifty-cent word that actually stands for interracial marriage. I was thinking about this the other day and started doing some research as Sherry and I posted our viewpoints on the hot-button issue of legislating marriage and what the definition of marriage should be and whether or not the government should issue laws about who can and can’t get married. 39 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court got into the tango of the marriage debate … Continue reading →

Legislating Marriage

Heather wrote very good articles about legislating marriage that gave us some things to think about. She and I have differing opinions, and she has graciously allowed me voice my opinion here. Debate and sharing different opinions are important if we hope to learn from each other. Whether you believe that “same sex marriage” does not affect anyone except the people who practice it or you believe that redefining marriage harms the institution and society as a whole, you are entitled to express your opinion. One of the great things about this country is the ability to speak freely. Whether … Continue reading →

When It Comes To Marriage

I have always said that it takes two people to make a marriage. It takes more than two to build a family and a whole lot of families to build a community. Our community here at families.com is comprised of a wide diversity of individuals coming together out of common interests whether they are related to family, marriage, hobbies, careers or more. To that end, our community here is one that I am quite proud to be a part of. I don’t necessarily agree with the thoughts or ideas that are expressed by every individual – but I fully support … Continue reading →

Marriage is a Hot Button

There seems to be a growing conservative movement in the country that continues to effect changes that affect thousands if not millions of lives. The one that I want to talk about right now is the number of states banning gay or same-sex marriage. While this is far from a political forum, this is a place to talk about marriage. Marriage is a hot button for many people and this issue is a sensitive one. It shouldn’t be. While I will not address arguments about whether a legal union is ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural.’ Nor am I going to make an … Continue reading →