Category: Marriage
Surprising Perspective About Marriage from a Secular Divorce Attorney
James J. Sexton is an attorney based in New York City who has helped litigate and finalize more than one-thousand divorces. According to his online...
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New Research: Marriage Still Provides Major Happiness Premium
It is certainly a profound irony that more people should appreciate: While marriage rates have declined markedly over the last few decades, research continues to...
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Research Findings: Your Smartphone is Not Your Marriage’s Friend
Marriages today seemingly face more of an uphill battle than ever before. This is unfortunate given all we know about how important marriage is to...
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Why Christians Appreciate Sex as a Public Act
Few would contest the assertion that human sexuality is a wholly private matter. The collective laws of civilization and social mores require it be enjoyed...
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What is Happening with Marriage Today? Some Good News, But Mostly Bad
Obviously marriage matters. For the family, for society, and for the well-being of our children. It is the foundation of human thriving. But how is...
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Does Premarital Sex Increase Risk of Divorce?
It has long been shown in the scientific literature that engaging in premarital sex is strongly related to increases in marital divorce. This was first...
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World’s Longest Married Couple of 86 Years Shares the Secret to Their Success
Each year, National Marriage Week is celebrated in mid-February, and this year it’s just arrived – stretching from February 7-14. Additionally, February 12 is World...
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Study: Marital Fidelity Reduces Risk of Dementia
New research out of Norway suggests that getting and staying married can reduce your risk of developing dementia. Social scientists in Oslo with the Norwegian...
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I Never Knew My Mother When She Was Young
Most families have running jokes, memories and moments talked about and discussed repeatedly across the years. They can bond us and help elicit happy recollections...
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Marriage and the Public Good: A New Manifesto of Policy Proposals
Is marriage merely a private institution, only between two people and therefore nobody else’s business? Or is marriage actually a very public institution in which...
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The Secret Ingredient in Roman Concrete & its Connection to Strong Marriages that Go the Distance
Ever wonder why so many Roman buildings and structures from thousands of years ago are still standing today? Scientists have speculated for years but have...
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Yes, Married Mothers Really Are Happier Than Unmarried and Childless Women
Are married mothers really less happy than single moms and motherless women? This is the question leading sociologists Brad Wilcox of the University of Virginia...
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Jerry Seinfeld on Adultery: “All I see is this gigantic amount of work for a fleeting pleasure.”
Although it’s been nearly a quarter-century since the sitcom “Seinfeld” ceased producing new programs, reruns continue to entertain the show’s legion of fans – and...
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Does Marriage Protect Against Domestic Violence? Research is Crystal Clear: Yes!
It is often claimed that the home is the most dangerous place for women and children. But this is usually cited by family revisionists who...
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Fact: 85% of the 19 Couples Married in the White House Remained Together “Till Death” Parted Their Unions
This coming Friday (December 9th) marks the 55th wedding anniversary of Lynda Bird Johnson (daughter of the late president Lyndon Johnson) and former Virginia Senator...
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Can the Government Really (Re)Define Marriage?
With the final consideration of the falsely named “Respect for Marriage Act” upon us in the U.S. Congress, it is important that all citizens consider...
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God Established Marriage as a Union of Man and Wife. No Law Can Ever Change That.
Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on H.R. 8404, the deceptively-titled “Respect for Marriage Act” by a vote of 62 to 37....
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Christian Groups Clash Over Religious Freedom Provisions in the ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
On November 16, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on an amended version of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” H.R. 8404. Given that the...
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Breaking: Senate Ends Debate on ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ – Moving Measure to a Final Vote
The U.S. Senate voted today to end debate on H.R. 8404, the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act.” The cloture motion, which needed the support of...
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Mormon Church Contradicts Own Position on Marriage, Supports Radical Marriage Re-Definition Bill
Yesterday, the Mormon Church announced, in stark contrast to its fully stated beliefs on marriage, public support of the deceptively named “Respect for Marriage Act.”...
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Casey DeSantis: Governor Ron DeSantis’ Better Half
Casey DeSantis, then Casey Black – a local television reporter – first met Ron DeSantis at a University of North Florida driving range in Jacksonville...
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Sears’ Mail Order Houses and the Pursuit of the American Dream
As mortgage rates rise to their highest levels in more than twenty years, families in search of either their first house or maybe just looking...
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Remembering the Saints on Whose Shoulders We Stand
With the turn of the calendar from October into November, we begin the month with what should be an introspective and inspiring day for all...
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Sylvester Stallone, Rocky, Hope Restored and Saving Marriages on the Ropes
Reports out today suggest Sylvester Stallone and his wife of 30 years, Jennifer Flavin, have called off their divorce. “Let’s just say that it was...
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