We're excited to be celebrating Marriage for Everyone on Caffection Married to my Best Friend! As former Iowans, we proudly jumped in and created a musical photo album as a tribute to Heartland Marriage Celebration.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Congratulations Iowa
We're excited to be celebrating Marriage for Everyone on Caffection Married to my Best Friend! As former Iowans, we proudly jumped in and created a musical photo album as a tribute to Heartland Marriage Celebration.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Marriage facts
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Married people live longer, make more money, have more discretionary income, raise happier kids, experience less domestic violence, see their offspring become (generally) more successful. There more reasons to get married than not to, and to stay together for the duration.
Civil marriage is a legal construct, thus the law gives it efficacy and influence in our society. Indeed, marriage has always been an evolving institution, largely because of changes in the law. This is one of the reasons that marriage benefits anyone entering into it; there are legal protections for nearly every aspect of civil marriage, including all the following, a list that is by no means definitive: Assumption of Spouse’s Pension; Automatic Inheritance; Automatic Housing Lease Transfer; Bereavement Leave, or indeed any provision under FMLA; Burial Determination; Certain Property Rights; Child Custody; Crime Victim’s Recovery Benefits; Divorce Protections; Domestic Violence Protection; Exemption from Property Tax on Partner’s Death; Immunity from Testifying Against Spouse.
The list goes on and on. Indeed, our society has recognized that marriage is so central to stability and harmony that it's hard to overestimate its value.
And here, ironically, is one of the fundamental benefits of civil marriage: Divorce. That's right. Without marriage there can be no divorce. This seems painfully obvious, but the implication is not as clear as it may seem. Being a legal entity, civil marriage provides protections. It is a contract between two people and the state in which they marry. And, as we know all too well, many marriages end in divorce. The stated legal protections are much more critical at that time than at the onset of the civil marriage. Without marriage, the 'divorce' proceeding must be conducted without protection of any kind for one or both parties. Thus the dilemma: if no civil marriage--how to provide protections to citizens when a relationship involving property, or even children ends? Marriage is immersed in facts that are rarely discussed, and which always present a somewhat different reality than at first assumed.
Civil marriage is a legal construct, thus the law gives it efficacy and influence in our society. Indeed, marriage has always been an evolving institution, largely because of changes in the law. This is one of the reasons that marriage benefits anyone entering into it; there are legal protections for nearly every aspect of civil marriage, including all the following, a list that is by no means definitive: Assumption of Spouse’s Pension; Automatic Inheritance; Automatic Housing Lease Transfer; Bereavement Leave, or indeed any provision under FMLA; Burial Determination; Certain Property Rights; Child Custody; Crime Victim’s Recovery Benefits; Divorce Protections; Domestic Violence Protection; Exemption from Property Tax on Partner’s Death; Immunity from Testifying Against Spouse.
The list goes on and on. Indeed, our society has recognized that marriage is so central to stability and harmony that it's hard to overestimate its value.
And here, ironically, is one of the fundamental benefits of civil marriage: Divorce. That's right. Without marriage there can be no divorce. This seems painfully obvious, but the implication is not as clear as it may seem. Being a legal entity, civil marriage provides protections. It is a contract between two people and the state in which they marry. And, as we know all too well, many marriages end in divorce. The stated legal protections are much more critical at that time than at the onset of the civil marriage. Without marriage, the 'divorce' proceeding must be conducted without protection of any kind for one or both parties. Thus the dilemma: if no civil marriage--how to provide protections to citizens when a relationship involving property, or even children ends? Marriage is immersed in facts that are rarely discussed, and which always present a somewhat different reality than at first assumed.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Tying the Knot
What is 1138? The number of rights & legal protections marriage grants a couple. YES! And yesterday, it was the number of WHITE KNOTS that were tied in Columbus Ohio. The first White Knot Tying Party, held at Stonewall Center, was a great success. Thanks to the many people who participated. We're excited to be able to wear the White Knots and discuss why the access to marriage is so important. Today it seems appropriate to revisit our May 3, 2009 blog:
Peace, ALL Will Be Well
acceptance
hope
inclusion
joy
kindness
love
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What's in a word? The word peace means different things to different people. It's spoken in every language; Paix, Peace, Fred, Maluhia, Heiwa, Frieden, Paz, Shalom. Its description may vary from one land to the next, certainly those of us living in the US have an entirely different perception of peace than those living in the Middle East. For us, living peacefully is a must, you've read the expression ACK (always choose kind) frequently in our work. Many people we know relate to the peace/love teachings of leaders such as MLK (1929-1968), Gandhi (1869-1948), Christ (0-36), Buddha (563bc-483bc). They want what we want, to be accepted and included. It's a very simple concept. To Love and be Loved. Fully and Unconditionally. In a relationship recoginzed easily by the one word which defines it: MARRIAGE.
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