THIS IS AMERICA - The United States Supreme Court Will Decide on Gay Marriage From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we talk about the issu

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The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p

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I believe in mystery. I believe in family. I believe in being who I am. I believe in the power of failure. And I believe normal life is extraordinary. This I Believe. Our This I Believe essay today comes from Corinne Colbert, a listener in Athens, O

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Lesson 17 Is Romantic Love the Most Important Condition for Marriage? Text Choosing a Spouse If you are young and unmarried, you must have in your mind the image of an ideal husband or wife. Most youn

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The United States Supreme Court Will Decide on Gay Marriage From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we talk about the issue of gay marriage.

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Marriage, Not Children, Is a Family’s Center 2 The husband-wife relationship should always trump that of parent and child. Nothing makes a child feel more insecure than the feeling that his parents’

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People often enjoy joking about love and marriage. Here is a joke about the first three years of marriage. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year of marriage, the woman speaks and the man listens. In t

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Getting an Unexpected Marriage Proposal Sean: By now, I think you know how I feel about you. Im madly in love with you and I believe in my heart of hearts that youre my soul mate. Ayako: Thats really sweet of you to say. Sean: And because I feel the

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Getting a Marriage License Yves: Help me fill out this application for our marriage license. Vanessa: Cant you do it? Im really busy with work right now. Do as much as you can and just ask me if you dont know something. Yves: Okay, Ill try, but Im re

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Marriage seems to be a dying institution. Everywhere we look, there are more and more statistics saying marriage is on its way out, divorce is on the increase, or people are leaving it later and later to tie the knot. A worrying trend over the past f

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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First listen to March 15th 2013 to hear more about this bill. A crowd of people queued to get into the public gallery in Parliament tonight to watch the final vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill. The bill passed with 77 votes to 44. The crowd in the

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On Wednesday night, Parliament passed the second reading of the same-sex marriage bill. It still has to pass the third reading, which should be some time soon. However, usually the second reading is the most important so probably this bill will be pa

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Yves: Help me fill out this application for our marriage license. Vanessa: Cant you do it? Im really busy with work right now. Do as much as you can and just ask me if you dont know something. Yves: Okay, Ill try, but Im reading through the requireme

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Section 31 Marriage Marriage is an almost universal act. It is the coming together of two people to share their lives in an official way. In many countries, it has a religious connection. It is one of

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A husband and wife drove for miles in silence after a terrible argument in which neither would budge. The husband pointed to a mule in a pasture. Relative of yours? he asked. Yes, she replied. By marriage. 一对夫妻开着车出去,走了很长一段时间谁也不

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Some Indonesians believe the country would be better off if single people stopped wasting time on dating. Writer La Ode Munafar started a group called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran, or Indonesia Without Courtship, about two years ago. He and his group say

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Some Notes on Marriage 关于婚姻的一些随笔 For everyone that's still single, some notes on marriage... 仍是单身的朋友们,请看看下面这些关于婚姻的随笔 Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring and su

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Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage. Get the scoop on the best age to be wed. 科学家们建议,结婚也不可以操之过急。现在,让我们对应该何时结婚来探个究竟吧。 We doubt you were shocked whe

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Mitt Romney, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, drew rousing support Saturday at a conservative Christian university as he defended traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Romney, often viewed with skepticism by the most co

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