Soulmates: Iranian Pilgrims, Democrat Donors
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Pilgrims to the Imam Reza Shrine -- one of Iran's biggest tourist centers -- are getting a special holy offer according to Planet-Iran .com, which is a website devoted to translating news and documents from Persian to English and letting the rest of us see for ourselves the bizarre world of the ayatollahs. The document, dated July 18, offers, well, temporary marriages since "Marriage is among the traditions of the Prophet Mohammad" according to the Shrine's "Bureau of Temporary Marriages". The temporary "marriages" are to females between the ages of "12 and 35" and range in time from five hours...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Chinese Wife-seekers embroiled in dance of love and hate in Vietnam
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Nanjing dance school owner Dai Wensheng probably epitomises the complex love-hate relationship between China and Vietnam better than most in an officially designated friendship year that marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two neighbours. Dai, 42, first visited Vietnam in September and returned home with a Vietnamese wife. He has since become a marriage broker, leading hundreds of bachelors on trips to find Vietnamese brides, after stories appeared in the mainland media about his shortcut to romance. To tens of thousands of bachelors from across China who cannot find wives at home because of...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
On Her Wedding Day, Saying the Things Left Unsaid
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The great love of my life marries today and I am not the groom. I had my chance, a few years ago, but did not realize until too late how fleeting my moment with her was meant to be. Whether it was my fault or hers, and, let's face it, it was probably mine, I will wonder always about the life I might have had with the most loving and loveable woman I have ever known. Sometimes, I finally now understand, love, even crazy love, is not enough. Sometimes, as the romance novelists know, timing is everything. But today is...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Cultural Defense Accepted (Sharia Law) for Nonconsensual Sex in NJ Trial Court, Rejected on Appeal
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From today’s opinion in S.D. v. M.J.R. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), a domestic restraining order case: The record reflects that plaintiff, S.D., and defendant, M.J.R., are citizens of Morocco and adherents to the Muslim faith. They were wed in Morocco in an arranged marriage on July 31, 2008, when plaintiff was seventeen years old. The parties did not know each other prior to the marriage. On August 29, 2008, they came to New Jersey as the result of defendant’s employment in this country as an accountant.... [Long discussion of the wife’s allegations of abuse, which included several instances of...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
[You Tube] Marriage Supporters Bullied and Intimidated by Gay-Marriage Protesters
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The National Organization for Marriage is on a month long 23 city tour to promote and protect marriage between a husband and wife. This past weekend NOM's Summer for Marriage Tour was met with aggressive protests in New York and Rhode Island. "This is the face of tolerance, This is the face of tolerance."
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Britain's longest-married couple (77 years) tell their enchanting story w photos from their album
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Last week it was revealed that Ralph and Phyllis Tarrant are the longest-married couple in Britain. In an age where few marriages endure, their 77 years together are inspiring. So what 's their secret for a long-lasting union? Here, LAURA TOPHAM tells the story of Ralph, 107, and Phyllis,101,through their own enchanting words and pictures. Phyllis took Ralph, who as a steelworker earned £3 a week, home to her parents' house for supper to meet them. It was only then that they stopped meeting on street corners and Ralph could collect her from home. 'We always had supper with my...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Another Argentinean official refuses to ‘marry’ same-sex couples
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jul 22, 2010 / 01:04 am (CNA).- Alberto Arias, the head of the Civil Registry in Argentinean city of Concordia, stated this week that he will not “marry” same-sex couples and plans to exercise conscientious objection. Though the law legalizing gay “marriage” does not allow objection, the official argued that it is part of the country’s legal order.“Just as the Law on Reproductive Health allows doctors to opt out of performing abortions for reasons of conscience, I assume nobody will be offended if some head of the Civil Registry, like me, says he is not going to...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Homosexual activists disrupt pro-marriage rallies, intimidate nursing mother
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www.catholicnewsagency.com Homosexual activists disrupt pro-marriage rallies, intimidate nursing mother Homosexual activists stand in front of Brian Brown as he tries to address the traditional marriage rally in Providence. Providence, R.I., Jul 21, 2010 / 06:08 am (CNA).- Homosexual activists’ behavior at rallies by a touring pro-marriage event has ranged from “silly” to “crazy” and “disgraceful,” one event leader reports. Some activists disrupted a Rhode Island rally and mocked religion and children, while others intimidated a nursing mother at a New York rally.The National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) Summer for Marriage Tour stopped in Albany, New York last Saturday and...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Hell hath no fury: 'Rage cage' opens in Chinese shopping mall for women to vent their frustration
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We have all wanted to break things out of sheer frustration - especially on a Monday. Now women in China have a special place they can go to do just that. A shopping mall in Shenyang has opened a special store for people to break all kinds of normal household things - smashing them to smithereens with baseball bats. Even writing it feels a bit satisfying - proof that the store should succeed in its aim, which is to relieve pressure and lift bad moods. But beware, there are no men allowed - this is a women-only zone. The store...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
Secrets of a 73-Year Marriage (a wonderful story)
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Harry and Barbara Cooper, CNN Here’s a feel-good story in the midst of so much bad these days ... Harry and Barbara Cooper met in 1937 and were married 4 months later. That means they have been married 73 years. 73 years! I am so impressed. On the day of their 72nd wedding anniversary, they leaned toward each other, hands tenderly clasped, as they peered into the camera. ‘It’s a give-and-take situation,†said Harry, as Barbara, giggled. “I give, and she takes.†The Jewish couple has endured a lot together through the years—most tragically the loss of their two children...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 05:19:16 AM
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