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The impending vote in France's National Assembly on a proposed Muslim veil ban has raised important questions about what constitutes women's rights. Are burqas feminist... or not?
Over the weekend, many news outlets reported the story of former president Bill Clinton's officiating the wedding of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, leading many to ask if he's ordained by ULC.
Creative alternatives to the traditional wedding ceremony continue to crop up as young couples look for ways to make their commitment to each other truly unique and relevant.
Is communication technology bad for religion, or does it simply change the way we worship? This question has been growing on the minds of parishioners and worshippers of diverse faith groups.
After learning that the officiant they'd selected for their wedding would be unable to make it, Los Angeles couple Abbe Thorner and Jason Wood decided that Jason Segel, writer and star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and cast member of CBS' How I Met Your Mother
Politicians in Pennsylvania are challenging a blasphemy ban in that state, arguing that it's an outdated law with no modern purpose. Will they get blasphemy off the books in the Keystone State?
While forced marriage is not an entirely invisible problem, it is largely under-reported, and while most victims of the practice are female, male victims are often treated with suspicion and disbelief.
The number of friends and family members who officiate weddings has been increasing in recent years, while the number of judges and ministers belonging to traditional hierarchical religious organizations has gradually decreased. While the growing trend of wedd
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Indiana voters are expressing skepticism about Nikkee Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a candidate for governor, but she is winning over skeptical Republican voters slowly but surely.
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