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The sinking sanctity of marriage
"Marriage," said the actor Gary Busey, "is the only war where you sleep with the enemy," and most of us can see the truth -- and therefore the humor -- in this quote found on the Internet. Though they are supposed to be loving, marriages devoid of emotional bruises must be nearly as rare as unicorns.
Aug 21, 2006, 03:50
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Teens rally in Utah to support polygamy
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Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen children and young adults from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally Saturday, calling for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose. "Because of our beliefs, many of our people have been incarcerated and had their basic human rights stripped of them, namely life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," said a 19-year-old identified only as Tyler. "I didn't come here today to ask for your permission to live my beliefs. I shouldn't have to." Polygamy is banned in the Utah Constitution and is a felony offense. The rally was unusual because those who practice polygamy typically try to live under the radar. It drew about 250 supporters to City Hall, said Mary Batchelor, co-founder of Principle Voices of Polygamy, which helped organize the event.
Aug 20, 2006, 02:48
Ain't This America. . .
Sexual stereotypes are alive and well in America
American men and women tend to embrace many well-known sexual stereotypes, admitting to patterns of behavior commonly attributed to their gender, according to a Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll of 1,010 adult Americans interviewed last month.
Aug 18, 2006, 00:17
Ain't This America. . .
The changing face of motherhood
My mother's home and her family and her children were her lifeblood. Now that's different than saying her children were intrinsically interesting to her. I never felt she was particularly fascinated by any of us. I sense she saw her job as helping us to become people who would one day become intrinsically interesting. What a difference from so many of today's parents.
Aug 18, 2006, 00:00
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Immigrants invade the heartland
The tired truism that America is a nation of immigrants is really true.
Aug 16, 2006, 00:20
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