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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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The marriage laws in Europe oppress women, and this is what led to the development of women's liberation movements in those countries and in America, where this movement is very strong and is even at times quite vicious.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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The federal government is not bound by the marriage laws of any state in characterizing a marriage relationship for purposes of defining any federal tax liabilities or benefits or entitlements under federal law.
Federal laws regulating health and other types of federally regulated insurance may allow partners in a marriage to continue the policies after divorce.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Same sex couples are prohibited by law from marrying in Alabama and Alabama refuses to recognize same sex marriages performed in other states, violating the "full faith and credit" clause of the United States Constitution.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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If the state were to pass a law allowing same-sex marriages or civil unions, all gay and lesbian couples could gain access to those rights and benefits.
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Because gay marriages are not recognized under state law in Massachusetts, gay couples do not have legal rights such as inheritance, family leave to care for a sick partner or joint insurance policies.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Parishioners and Catholics from any parish are welcome to celebrate their marriages in the Cathedral according to the Rites of the Catholic Church and requirements of Australian Laws and Diocesan and Cathedral guidelines.
So Church Law itself can and does give a validly ordained priest the power to hear confessions, bless marriages and administer confirmations even without the permission of the local bishop.
Such marriages are legal according to civil law, but illegal and invalid according to Roman Catholic Canon Law.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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The Legislature shall enact laws to govern the devolution of estates and establish rights of inheritance and descent for spouses of both statutory and customary marriages so as to give adequate protection to surviving spouses and children of such marriages.
It is modeled after a 1996 federal law that bans federal recognition of gay marriages and allows states to disregard the same-sex civil unions recognized in Vermont.
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