Sentences with phrase «fights over marriage»

Groups were busy responding to fights over marriage, the Supreme Court, and a mosque near Ground Zero.

Not exact matches

I have great admiration for the courage and the indefatigable spirit that George and Ryan Anderson have shown in the fight against abortion and in the protracted battle over «same sex marriage
«In marriage, couples often say that they have the same fight over and over again.
Why the fight over gay marriage misses the point.
CNN: Chick - fil - A wades into a fast - food fight over same - sex marriage rights Ordering lunch just got a lot more complicated than deciding how to answer, «Do you want fries with that?»
I don't know why Christians keep fighting over which is better — singleness or marriage — when it seems rather obvious, both from Scripture and from Church history, that both can glorify God.
At one point I realized that the biggest arguments my husband and I have had in our whole marriage were over what and how to teach the youth group — because we knew it mattered, and was worth fighting for.
Sadly, we see that over 50 % of marriages now end in divorce, and no matter how many tips you find online to spice up your marriage, address the communication problems you may have, or just how many more hours you are working than the average person 20 years ago, is there a way to fight back against this two - year itch?
That 22 percent said they liked the idea that they wouldn't have to fight with a partner over the best way to raise a child (76 percent), wouldn't have to work on the marriage, too (69 percent), and wouldn't have in - laws to deal with (30 percent).
If they truly want to put their kids» best interests first, they need to know that the bigger harm is ruining a marriage by fighting over raising the kids.
Nick Clegg has wasted no time in picking his next fight with David Cameron, laying into the prime minister over his party's «1950s» view of marriage and family values.
During his fifteen minutes on the podium, Paterson spoke cheerfully of his adventures fighting for gay marriage in Albany: «We thought it was very important to pass a marriage - equality act in the Assembly,» he said, «so I left my role as acting president of the Senate because there was nothing going on over there that was interesting.»
As in Maine, most of the contests near the top of the list are in places that have already passed gay - marriage laws or fought major battles over the issue.
Most of the contests near the top of the list are in places that have already passed gay - marriage laws or fought major battles over the issue.
The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the wife had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of their 23 - year - old marriage over constant fighting and threat to life.
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum forwared this invite to an upcoming breakfast meeting he's hosting with AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes at which labor leaders will strategize for and discuss the «upcoming fight» over same - sex marriage and other LGBT issues.
In a New York Post op - ed over the weekend, Benjamin argues that the fight for marriage equality for gay residents of the Empire State should not be compared to the civil rights battles waged by African Americans: «The same - sex - marriage movement is not nobly about obtaining a long - denied civil right.
In her time with NY1, Gross has filed reports on the city's infrastructure following Hurricane Irene, the fight over same - sex marriage, and the rise in city poverty rates despite the efforts of the Bloomberg administration.
They'll discuss the fight in Albany over campaign finance reform, pay raises for judges and lawmakers, reinstating the death penalty for murders of law enforcement and corrections officers, gay marriage and much more.
While an audience watched Edgerton and Ruth Negga's portrayal of Richard and Mildred Loving, the biracial couple whose landmark civil rights case saw the U.S. Supreme Court end all racial restrictions on marriage in 1967, a legal fight is being waged between the U.S. federal government and the state of North Carolina over equal rights for transgender Americans, and gay marriage continues to be a divisive issue.
Inspired by over two hundred and fifty documented accounts of the women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men, I Shall Be Near To You is the intimate story, in Rosetta's powerful and gorgeous voice, of the drama of marriage, one woman's amazing exploits, and the tender love story that can unfold when two partners face life's challenges side by side.
Public Act 100 - 0422, effective Jan. 1, 2018, amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to empower courts to create joint responsibility agreements (similar to shared custody) in cases where a couple is fighting over custody of an animal.
Bernardi, who helped establish «grassroots» groups to fight Australia's carbon price legislation, had been Abbott's shadow parliamentary secretary until he was forced to resign last year over remarks linking same - sex marriage to bestiality.
The conservatives (denialists) in a society see themselves as being near the top of the heap, mechanisms that bring about major social changes are likely to be bad for their position, in comparison the liberals (alarmists) see such mechanisms as an opportunity to bring about social change to their advantage, examples of how conservatives fight against such changes can be seen all over the place, from giving women the vote, to civil rights legislation, to gay marriage, etc..
The fight over accreditation from the proposed British Columbia - based law school — which has a community covenant that requires students only engage in sexual activity in marriage with someone of an opposite sex — made its way to the Supreme Court earlier this year.
They are fighting for an approach to marital property that would give a husband and wife equal control and ownership over property obtained during the subsistence of the marriage during marriage, and half the value -LSB-...]
Fighting over money happens at some point in every marriage.
By fighting over these differences, all they succeed in doing is wasting their time and harming their marriage.
But fighting over money is never healthy for a marriage.
In other marriages, fights erupt over insignificant issues — a grocery bill, local politics, a bad report card — leading to hurt and a sense of endless frustration.
Parents could fight over the house, the boat, the land, and whatever other kinds of assets of that marriage, but not the children.
Bitter custody battles are often fought when pain and anger from the failed marriage bleed over into the decision - making process associated with custody.
If you or your spouse aren't even trying to fight for the marriage anymore, then it is likely on the path to being over.
You should not do this throughout your marriage, but you should learn when a topic is worth fighting over.
Adam and Sarah sought my help after what Sarah called «years of fighting over nothing,» which had sapped the life from their marriage.
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