Sentences with phrase «new marriage laws»

New Hampshire is another state in which there are discussions about overturning the new marriage law.

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In its tweet, IBM said that it believes the new law will lead to discrimination against «people based on marriage status, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.»
In a few short years or even months, it is very likely that this new definition will become the law of the land, and in all jurisdictions the rights, privileges, and duties of marriage will be granted to men in partnership with men, and women with women.
What we need to do is to relate the truth about marriage and the family to the heart of its gospel; that is, to the Father's plan expressed already in the original unity between Adam and Eve, prior to the fall and original sin, and to the joy that belongs to the ethos of redemption and the New Law.
This comes as Kentucky just passed a new law saying that the county clerk's name is no longer required to be on marriage licenses from that county.
As John Paul II taught, Christ avoids the Pharisees» trap and does not fall into their casuistry, which ends up opposing God's law in the name of pastoral love and mercy for the human person.6 Instead, Jesus appeals to the truth about marriage revealed by God «from the beginning» and brought to fulfilment in the New Llaw in the name of pastoral love and mercy for the human person.6 Instead, Jesus appeals to the truth about marriage revealed by God «from the beginning» and brought to fulfilment in the New LawLaw.
In «Courting Cowardice,» published this week in the New York Times, Maureen Dowd attacks the natural law argument that since marriage is for procreation, homosexual couples are de facto incapable of being married.
If you do not want other nations out number you in your land, it is either you should not allow immigration or make new laws as to Divorce and Marriages beside taking into consideration allowing polygamy if permited by the first female partner whether she is well giving birth or sick unable to give birth... You can not go on wiping reducing nations every time they exceed your populations??!
The new military rules on marriages must be in line with the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and local laws.
«The child protection laws already prohibit an adult having sex with someone below the age of 18, but this new law actually recognises there's a lot of child marriage in India and wanting to make that unacceptable.
«There is genocide again in Europe [No there isn't, unless one debases the term to mean perennial ethnic and religious conflicts]; there is economic inequality at home [There always will be; the question is whether there is greater economic opportunity]; civil rights are not assured for all Americans [Sullivan's particular campaign is for same - sex marriage]; civil liberties have had a terrible decade [I'm not sure what he means; perhaps new and intrusive antiterrorist laws in the Clinton era]; the racial question remains and festers [Undoubtedly true, although it is currently festering below fever level].»
Along comes the New Covenant, the Law of Love (rather than the Law of the Flesh), and within the freedom established by these absolute boundaries, establishes the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, and the 7 Sacraments through which we become United to that Body of Christ, of which, one is Marriage.
Mothers» names will be included on marriage certificates «as soon as possible» if a new law is approved, the Government has said after the Bishop of St Albans raised the matter in Parliament.
In New York, the first of these options would be the preferred one in light of the little known fact that New York law on the necessity of marriage licenses is surprisingly incoherent: one statute states that «it shall be necessary for all persons intended to be married in New York state to obtain a marriage license» while another reads «nothing in this article contained shall be construed to render void by reason of a failure to procure a marriage license any marriage solemnized between [eligible] persons.»
However, Jesus has not placed on spouses a burden impossible to bear, or too heavy — heavier than the Law of Moses.108 By coming to restore the original order of creation disturbed by sin, he himself gives the strength and grace to live marriage in the new dimension of the Reign of God.
Hence all the human loves and activities: marriage, production, politics — take on a new sense of vocation as they are held within the restraints of God's law and the ultimate reliance on God's love as forgiveness.
A new Associated Press - Gfk poll, released on July 18, reveals that the Supreme Court's recent 5 - 4 decision to make same - sex marriage a constitutional right has not solved the deeper debate in this country, contrary to the media assertion that this is settled «law» and that everybody needs to....
Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?
Last year, I made Rainbow Cookies in anticipation for New York to pass the same - sex marriage law, and it happened.
But I've been reading «Marriage at the Crossroads: Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty - First - Century Families,» a compilation of intriguing essays authored by social scientists and family law experts and edited by Marsha Garrison and Elizabeth S. Scott (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and among the many issues discussed is polygaLaw, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty - First - Century Families,» a compilation of intriguing essays authored by social scientists and family law experts and edited by Marsha Garrison and Elizabeth S. Scott (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and among the many issues discussed is polygalaw experts and edited by Marsha Garrison and Elizabeth S. Scott (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and among the many issues discussed is polygamy.
She is not the first to question that; earlier this year, I read an intriguing essay by legal scholar Katherine Franke in the anthology, Marriage at the Crossroads Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty - First - Century Families, comparing the experience of African - American slaves who, once freed after the Civil War, also became free to marry — but «free» is a relative word.
I don't really argue that the torts would save many marriages... but at the same time, we have many different purposes in tort law — compensation, probably revenge — and so it would not be completely inconsistent with what we do in tort law if we recognize a new version of those torts.
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«The majority of New Yorkers support fair marriage laws that protect lesbian and gay families,» said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman.
Here's Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. explaining to Erin Billups, of NY1, why he so vehemently opposed language in the revenue bill that recognized same - sex marriages performed outside the state in New York tax law.
-- Removal of the language that would recognize same - sex marriage legally performed outside New York in New York tax law.
The last public poll I recall on this issue (Siena, April 2009) found New Yorkers supported the Senate voting to pass the gay marriage bill (53 - 39), which would have virtually guaranteed it would become law since the Assembly and the governor were both on board.
Cuomo has bristled at implications his progressive bona fides don't stack up and his supporters have pointed to a raft of accomplishments during his time as governor, including the passage of a minimum wage hike that eventually grows to $ 15 in the coming years in the New York City area, paid family leave, a sweeping gun control law, the legalization of same - sex marriage and regulations that bolster the rights of transgender New Yorkers.
He has also pledged to ensure the laws of the state are enforced, regardless of whether he personally agrees with them, but points out that same - sex marriage is — at this point — not legal in New York.
«The prospect of State Senator Eric Schneiderman, an avid proponent of same - gender «marriage,» becoming the highest ranking law - enforcement official in New York state, raises the specter of thousands of Bible - adherents eventually becoming criminalized for their religious beliefs and practices.»
Officials were already pitching the plan as a continuation of Cuomo's «progressive» agenda for New York, which the governor counts as including a sharp rise in the minimum wage, the marriage equality law and stronger gun control provisions known as the SAFE Act.
Cuomo has «delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the country,» Shafran said, listing the legalization of gay marriage, the new minimum wage law, a gun control law and the ban on hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas.
Grisanti was a key Republican vote in the passage of New York's same - sex marriage law in 2011.
During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the only potential 2012 candidate who would be legal to perform same - sex marriages under the New York law that passed last week, walked a delicate line today in his first public comments on the topic, per the Daily News politics blog:
Plus, the bill is actually law now, and New York was the largest and most prominent state to legalize gay marriage, and so is seen as a bellwether.
Still, Long became tripped up a bit on the same - sex marriage issue in the NY1 / YNN debate this month, saying that as a U.S. senator she wouldn't advocate against repeal of the New York law at all, allowing for Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos to score a point in the forum.
You note there is now relative harmonisation, but how do you think the (probable) new regional differences introduced by same - sex marriage law, e.g. with respect to the spousal veto for transgender individuals or the inability of same - sex couples to be married in Northern Ireland, will affect the UK overall?
His office has been the lead on defending New York's marriage law against challenges from religious groups.
«Two years ago, New York became the largest state to enact marriage equality, and since then we have seen a growing recognition across the country that all citizens deserve equal rights under the law, regardless of sexual orientation,» Cuomo wrote.
And the four - member Independent Democratic Conference, who had touted the financial benefits of legalizing same - sex marriage for New York's economy, said in a statement they believe the law has garnered an extra $ 259 million for the state's economy, based on numbers from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office.
He said Cuomo has «delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the country,» listing the legalization of gay marriage, the new minimum wage law, a gun - control law and the ban on hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas.
On same sex marriage for example, he says that he opposes it, but that he will not seek to change New York's law (engineered by Governor Cuomo) because «it was done the right way», i.e. by legislative action.
The last year was filled with significant news stories in New York like Occupy Wall Street, the election of Governor Andrew Cuomo, the passage of the gay marriage law, and the Zadroga 9/11 Healthcare Act.
Marchers following the lavender line painted on Fifth Avenue Sunday for New York's annual gay pride march marked the first anniversary of the state's same - sex marriage law.
The W.F.P. challenge is the most tangible manifestation of the frustration expressed by progressives toward Cuomo, and their displeasure that he has governed as a fiscal moderate, choosing to burnish his liberal credentials with social issues, like a push to legalize same - sex marriage and a new gun control law passed after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
As the Assembly finished up its vote on same - sex marriage legislation Speaker Sheldon Silver released a statement saying he the Assembly will pass an extension to New York's rent laws.
One of the more notable, a bill to ban child marriage, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday; the new law will forbid marriage for 14 - to -16-year-olds, while letting 17 - year - olds marry only with parental and judicial consent.
«The governor has phenomenal track record of success here in New York, in terms of on - time budgets, investment in economic development, reforming the criminal justice system, ushering into law the passage of marriage equality.
Jubilant throngs of New Yorkers lined Fifth Avenue Sunday for the city's annual Gay Pride Parade - an event which took on special significance this year after an historic bill legalizing same - sex marriage was signed into law last week.
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