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Your Wedding Matters: Make Sure All Weddings Matter

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Yesterday on my RSS feed, I got this disturbing article from Eliz­a­beth Oakes, The National Wedding Exam­iner from Examiner.com. She wrote about the coer­cion of young girls into marriage around the world. You may or may not have heard about move­ment to lower the marital age again. Read her article and see why it’s not such a great idea either for the little girls or for you.

Marriage matters. The free willed accep­tance of one respon­sible, loving partner by another is one of the most impor­tant choices and promises that indi­vid­uals ever make and keep. It is sacred when and because the deci­sion is made by respon­sible, loving part­ners. Same-​​sex marriages are sacred when the part­ners are respon­sible and loving. Hetero­sexual marriages are not sacred if one party has no say in her life, even if that marriage is made between a man and a woman(child).

For our marriages to be sacred, we must speak out against forced marriage. We must speak out against the enslave­ment of young girls. Every marriage should be as special as yours is. Every wedding should be as perfect.

Tip on the frog thing: My dears, if the frog doesn’t turn into a prince when you kiss him, don’t marry him. He’s not what you were looking for. This may be some of the best advice I’ve ever given!

Same Sex Marriage: Wedding Priestess Speaks Out

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Oh, says WP, pulling her hair. reading the Wash­ington Post today, I came across an edito­rial proposing Catholic Bless­ings of Same-​​Sex Unions. Sigh. They thought celibacy in marriage was a good thought. Just, as I’m sure you know, infer­tile couples are celi­bate, aging couples are celi­bate, and couples who’ve just had babies and know it’s too soon to have another are celibate.

I’ll say this many times. There is not too much love in the world. There are not too many committed rela­tion­ships. The more committed rela­tion­ships there are, the more successful committed rela­tion­ships there will be. The Law can not circum­scribe the wisdom of the heart.

Tip: Go read the article and scroll down and read what I said. And yes, Wedding Priestess DID spell her name wrong. It was early, ok?

60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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60 years ago today, the UN passed the Universal Decla­ra­tion of Human Rights. This Decla­ra­tion and human rights have been under siege at home and all over the world. In the marriage corner human rights are threat­ened as states rush to pass discrim­i­na­tory marriage amendments.

Marriage is sacred. But we do not treat it as such. More than 50 percent of first time marriages end in divorce. Are we marrying too early, too hastily, with not enough thought or convic­tion? The sacred­ness of marriage is not in who marries but in who keeps the commitments.

Same Sex Marriage: Their Right, Everyone’s Responsibility

Tip: Speak out in favor of the rights of gays and lesbians to marry and for their fami­lies to have the protec­tion of the law. Shore up your own marital success and surround your­self with people who make and keep loving promises.