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Miscegenation is Not Against the Law

39 years ago, in June of 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the final laws against miscegenation. Do you know what miscegenation means? It’s a fifty-cent word that actually stands for interracial marriage. I was thinking about this the other day and started doing some research as Sherry and I posted our viewpoints on the hot-button issue of legislating marriage and what the definition of marriage should be and whether or not the government should issue laws about who can and can’t get married. 39 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court got into the tango of the marriage debate … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Anita Hackley-Lambert: Writing as Therapy

Thank you for joining us for part two of our talk with author Anita Hackley-Lambert. If you missed part one, click here to catch up. Anita, you have dreamed of writing ever since the age of twelve, when you penned your first book about the abuse you suffered as a child. Will you ever publish that book, or was it written more as a journal to help you cope with your emotional ordeal? Writing was great therapy. At that tender age, keeping a diary was important but not feasible with the prying eyes of nosy siblings. I kept my notes … Continue reading →

Love Letters: Do You Know Who Mildred Loving Is?

It’s been 40 years since Mildred Loving became infamous and I say infamous because despite her actions and her heart, she wasn’t painted with the same brush as Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks, as you may know, was the black woman who took a seat on a bus and launched a Civil Rights movement. Mildred Loving is a black woman who fell in love and married a white man in segregated Virginia 40 years ago. History in Love In a rare interview with the Associated Press, Mildred Loving stated that she doesn’t consider herself the hero that many other mixed race … Continue reading →

In the News: Women Have Choices, Men Apparently Don’t

This is a difficult topic for me to write on and I ask for your patience as I try to explore it in all fairness. Today, I read an article about new legislation that was passed in the state of Michigan. House Bill 5882 puts into effect the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act. This law, for me, takes an ethically gray area and potentially explosive atmosphere and makes it a thousand times more dangerous. So what does this law do? The purpose of the law is to prevent and prohibit the putative father of a pregnant woman’s baby from intimidating or … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Romance in France

So with all the concern about marriage in the United States, the interesting thing to me is a recent article I read about France. The city of Paris is considered one of the most romantic in the world and when you think about romance, you think of French wine, the French countryside and in some cases – French cuisine. In the past generation, marriage within the population has fallen more than 30 percent and in large part because more and more couples have chosen to live together, build families and homes without civil or religious approval. According to France’s National … Continue reading →

Marriage Debates: California Gay Marriage Ban to Be Appealed

It’s not surprising, after the votes last week it was only a matter of time before the laws would be challenged in state courts. Advocates in California have asked the California Supreme Court to consider their legal challenge on the California Gay Marriage Ban. The briefs filed with the court argue that banning gay couples from marrying violates the California constitution and they are requesting the justices address this immediately. The appeals court in California upheld the law last month that restricts marriage to a union between a man and woman and offered the response that it is up to … Continue reading →

Marriage Debates: Today is Election Day

Today is one of those days that will go down in the history books. Forget about the candidates who are running for office. Forget about the fact that there is a great deal riding on whether the House and the Senate will be controlled by the Democrats or the Republicans. But this mid-term election is about more than Governor, Senate and House races, but about the multitude of hot-button topics and measures that will be voted on from illegal immigration to affirmative action to abortion to gay marriage. There are a total of 205 measures being voted on 37 different … Continue reading →

Marriage In The News – Ripple Effect

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruling is already seeing a ripple effect across the country whether it’s mobilizing legislative efforts, political efforts or just the common man as message boards lit up with debates and discussion. One message board I visited yesterday saw 40 responses to a post about the ruling in fewer than 5 minutes. Whether you view marriage as a holy pact between a man and a woman, a religious arrangement or a nuisance that you’d just rather not have to discuss – the country is being galvanized from all quarters. The Ripple Effect In Virginia, backers of … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: New Jersey Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Unions

Sherry dropped me a note this morning and wanted to know if this slipped past my radar – and it almost did. I hadn’t gone through my news clips to read the decision reached by the New Jersey Supreme Court. As many who read my blogs may know, I fully support the right of every individual to make a marriage whether they are same-sex or not. This is an issue that’s been of ripe debate throughout the country and everyone has an opinion. Well today, so does the New Jersey Supreme Court. “Although we cannot find that a fundamental right … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Virginia Voting

I used to live in Leesburg, Virginia so when the news bite from the Leesburg 2day online paper appeared in my email, I found myself studying it. You see, like many other states of late, there is an upcoming vote in Virginia with regard to gay marriage. It’s important to note that the there is already a law in Virginia banning marriage to same-sex couples. So what is the upcoming vote in regard to? This time it’s not just a state law they are voting on, but an amendment to the state constitution altering the Bill of Rights in order … Continue reading →