at the Volokh Conspiracy blog: ...On this view, not only does gay marriage contribute to heterosexual irresponsibility, but even advocating gay marriage sets it off. This is a lot to lay on a few gay couples in Massachusetts and a stack of unread law review articles. Jon Rauch responds that there's ...

at National Review Online: Should the state treat marriages the same way it treats baptisms and bar mitzvahs — as purely religious practices properly left to religious institutions? That’s what some are now arguing. If the state didn’t create marriage, they reason, then religion must have; and...

Sneaky lovers Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams reportedly have wed in a very small, very quiet ceremony in Savannah, Georgia yesterday. The couple got engaged in February and Mandy indicated that she was planning on having a decidedly un-celebrity-like wedding to her rocker fiance. "Hopefully, it can happ...

Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams apparently got married yesterday in Georgia, according to People: The couple, who got engaged just last month, tied the knot in Savannah, Ga., Moore's rep confirms to PEOPLE. The singer-actress, 24, and Adams, 34,... ...read full story...

Not only would a proposed Nigerian law mean prison for gay people who live together, but also anyone who “aids and abets” them. A giant step beyond outlawing gay sex, the law would give police the power to arrest suspected cohabiting gays as well as human rights workers who deal with gay...

Excellent news from the West Coast. Under a measure passed by the Washington state Senate, same-sex domestic partners would have all of the rights and benefits offered to married couples. The new domestic partnerships will be on par with civil......

Jaguar and I talk about Constitutional Rights. XOXO, Gigi....

  Children from intact families who frequently attend worship are least likely to repeat a grade in school.  More details on this research are available at the Family Research Council.  Whether we quote chapter and verse of God's Word or take a look at examples from his creation through socia...

Casino magnate Steve Wynn and his wife Elaine are heading toward divorce, according to an AP report. Michael Sommermeyer, a Clark County court spokesman, told the AP that "divorce papers were filed March 5 and sealed by a judge the same day." The sealing of the case would keep the case out of the pr...

  The Roma people of Bulgaria held their annual brides market on Saturday, which traditionally comes after the orthodox Easter fast, the Day of St. Todor, aka "Horse Easter." I had never heard of modern-day bride markets, St. Todor, or this so-called Horse Easter, so I had to do a lit...