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	Marriage strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A marriage strike is the avoidance of marriage, especially by men.
		The term is often used by masculists to suggest that many men avoid (or should avoid) marriage out of a conscious fear of financial devastation in the event of divorce.
		Proponents of the marriage strike advise that men should consider cohabitation as a safer alternative to marriage, or that in the event of marriage, men should protect themselves through prenuptial agreements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marriage_strike (409 words)

	Marriage license: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Marriage is a relationship and bond, most commonly between a man and a woman, that plays a key role in the definition of many families....
		A fleet marriage is the best-known example of an irregular or a clandestine marriage taking place in england before 1753....
		Child marriage is a practice in which the parents of a small child (even infants) arrange a future marriage with another childs parents....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/marriage_license.htm (629 words)

	Marriage And The Limits Of Contract by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.
		Marriage is a naturally occurring, pre-political institution that emerges spontaneously from society.
		This is why the conservative case for gay marriage is so remarkable: It flies in the face of the cultural stampede toward social acceptance of any and all sexual and childbearing arrangements, the very stampede that has fueled so much of the movement for gay marriage.
		The advocates of the deconstruction of marriage into a series of temporary couplings with unspecified numbers and genders of people have used the language of choice and individual rights to advance their cause.
	www.ejfi.org /family/family-5.htm (5205 words)

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		In an article entitled "The Marriage Strike," Matthew Weeks expresses a sentiment common to such sites, "If we accept the old feminist argument that marriage is slavery for women, then it is undeniable that — given the current state of the nation's family courts — divorce is slavery for men." Weeks provides the math.
		For example, the Joint Parenting Association declares, "An international 'marriage strike' by men is set to continue indefinitely until Family Law is reformed to recognize that fathers love their children too." The apprehension of men — along with other significant factors — is dramatically changing the face of marriage and the family.
		A significant number of men are loudly stating their reasons: anti- male bias in the current marriage law and in the family courts.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0803/0803marriagestrike.txt (888 words)

	MARRIAGE STRIKE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Of those respondents who considered their marriage to be in serious trouble at some point (34%), 92% said that they were glad they were still together.
		A special essay on young, not-yet married men’s attitudes on the timing of marriage finds that men experience few social pressures to marry, gain many of the benefits of marriage by cohabiting with a romantic partner, and are ever more reluctant to commit to marriage in their early adult years.
		Knowledge about marriage is especially important to the younger generation of men and women, who grew up in the midst of the divorce revolution in the 1970s and 1980s, and are now approaching their prime marrying years.
	www.tulsafathers.org /gpage7.html (7559 words)

	ifeminists.com > editorial > The Marriage Strike
		In an article entitled "The Marriage Strike," Matthew Weeks expresses a sentiment common to such sites, "If we accept the old feminist argument that marriage is slavery for women, then it is undeniable that -- given the current state of the nation's family courts -- divorce is slavery for men."
		He uses what has become a new term -- at least in the mouths of men: "the marriage strike." Most of the men who go "on strike" undoubtedly do so quietly but others are making a loud political statement.
		For example, the Joint Parenting Association declares, "An international 'marriage strike' by men is set to continue indefinitely until Family Law is reformed to recognize that fathers love their children too."
	www.ifeminists.net /introduction/editorials/2003/0812.html (810 words)

	The Marriage Strike
		If we accept the old feminist argument that marriage is slavery for women, then it is undeniable that -- given the current state of the nation's family courts -- divorce is slavery for men.
		There is a 50 percent likelihood that this marriage will end in divorce within eight years, and if it does, the odds are 2-1 it will be the wife who initiates the divorce.
		The new trend that has taken hold of the court system is what as known as the "no fault" divorce, in which the filing party needs only to cite their general discontent with the marriage in order to be granted a hearing.
	www.mattweeks.com /strike.htm (1371 words)

	Arranged Marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		In most American states the marriage may be officiated by a priest, minister, or religious authority, and in such a case the religious authority acts simultaneously as a religious authority and an agent of the state.
		Some states allow civil marriages which are not allowed by many religions, such as same-sex marriages or civil unions, and marriage may also be created by the operation of the law alone as in common-law marriage, which is a judicial recognition that two people living as domestic partners are entitled to the effects of marriage.
		Marriage Vow In the Roman Catholic Church "Holy Matrimony" is considered to be one of the seven sacraments, in this case one that the spouses bestow upon each other in front of a priest and members of the community as witnesses during a "Nuptial Mass".
	www.marriage-area.com /arranged-marriage_8.html (1145 words)

	The Marriage Strike - Why are men reluctant to marry? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Marriages drop for the same reason that crime dropped in the 90's--the number of men age 16-30 as a percentage of the population declined.
		Marriage is far more than that, and as people grow older, other elements of a relationship take on more and more significance.
		They were childless, she contributed little monetarily to the marriage, she left him, lived with another man, initiated the divorce, she took him to the cleaners.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/963373/posts (3048 words)

	Marriage BuildersÂ®: The Marriage Strike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		The purpose of the new license is to allow people who strongly believe in marriage for life and no divorce without causes such as: abandonment, abuse, adultery, substance abuse or if BOTH parties agree to the dissolution to enter into a legally binding marriage to that effect.
		Rather than force everyone into a covenant marriage or disallow people to have those type of agreements (and force them to rely on pre-nuptial agreements which may be thrown out) they allow people the opportunity to make a decision with their partner.
		A selfish partner in the marriage, man or woman is not a good foundation as the primary custodian of a child.
	www.marriagebuilders.com /ubbt/showflat.php?Number=2738591 (10272 words)

	The Marriage No-Shows - Carey Roberts - MensNewsDaily.com™
		Stripped down to its bare essentials, marriage is an enduring social contract between a consenting man and woman.
		And to their surprise, they discovered that some of these men were flat-out opposed to tying the knot.
		But this is the statistic that every American who wants to strengthen and protect marriage should be worried about: 22% of the men said they had absolutely no interest in finding their Truly Beloved.
	www.mensnewsdaily.com /archive/r/roberts/2004/roberts071504.htm (686 words)

	Category:Marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main article for this category is Marriage.
		History of civil marriage in the U.S. Hollywood marriage
		Legal consequences of marriage in the United Kingdom
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Marriage (98 words)

	The Marriage Strike - Fewer And Fewer Marry
		The Marriage Strike - Fewer And Fewer Marry
		The number of marriages per 1,000 unmarried women age 15-plus has declined from 73.5 to 46.5.
		A significant number of men are loudly stating their reasons: anti-male bias in the current marriage law and in the family courts.
	www.rense.com /general40/few.htm (985 words)

	News - First Lawsuit Filed Against Voter-Supported Marriage Amendments - Center for Reclaiming America
		Despite the fact that American voters unanimously supported marriage amendments in 11 states nationwide, a lawsuit has been filed against the amendment in Oklahoma, seeking to strike down the Oklahoma Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional.
		On Election Day, 11 states approved amendments to their state constitutions that protect marriage as the institution between one man and one woman.
		According to Matt Daniels, president of the Alliance for Marriage, this is only the first of what is expected to be a torrent of litigation seeking to overturn the will of the people.
	www.reclaimamerica.org /Pages/News/newspage.asp?story=2215 (266 words)

	Women, Bad Boys, And Genetics - Feminism Is A Destructive Hate Movement
		The only way to break this cycle is the marriage strike; by depriving American women of both our financial resources and the necessary genetic material, both nexuses are broken.
		If the woman decides that she does not want the father around, she can remove him from the picture via divorce, false accusations of abuse, etc., and still finance the child, wether it be from child support, alimony, welfare, or some combination therein.
		Now that I have made those points explicit rather than assumed, I can now say that the logical corollaries of a marriage strike are a dating strike, a sex strike, and a "gifts-to-women strike" (for lack of a better term).
	www.americanwomensuck.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=1185 (3050 words)

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		MARRIAGE DIGEST: NYC voters favor 'gay marriage'; Wash. court may strike marriage law; amends.
		New York state is in the middle of the legal battle over same-sex "marriage." In early February a New York state judge overturned current law, ruling that "gay marriage" must be legalized.
		Fifty-one percent of Hispanics in the city support same-sex "marriage.” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg chose to appeal the ruling by the state judge even though he supports same-sex "marriage." In the Quinnipiac poll, voters support his decision by a 49-44 percent margin.
	www.bpnews.net /storydownload.asp?ID=20280 (814 words)

	Gay News From 365Gay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		The strike began in Massachusetts (story) and quickly expanded to include other New England states.
		The addition of Colorado Springs brings the strike to the doorstep of the nation's most vocal opponent of gay marriage, Focus on the Family.
		The state already has a Defense of Marriage law, but Rep. Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud) plans to introduce a bill to toughen the law, and two Democrats are planning legislation to give benefits to domestic partners (story).
	www.365gay.com /newscontent/113003wedStrike.htm (254 words)

	AFF's Brainwash :: Gene Healy :: The Marriage Strike
		I was a groomsman in a friends marriage and I spent serveral nights sleeping on his lazy-boy while he cried himself to sleep when the blushing bride turned amateur lawyer and tore his life apart and took the kids back to Ohio.
		Until the laws regarding marriage change, any man that enters into a marriage without at least consulting a very good laywer is an absolute idiot!.
		I have never been opposed to marriage, but as time goes on, experiences of other men continually tip the scales of good reason in favor of the "no marriage" option.
	www.affbrainwash.com /genehealy/archives/008182.php (2619 words)

	She-Net: Women of Independent Minds - The Forums
		In today's society, marriage is not what it used to be, and the laws have not changed enough to reflect this.
		As I recall marriage used to be equivelant to buying a woman from her parents, and the poor 'lass' had no say, so don't even try to talk to me about the amount of bs men have put up with.
		This statistic is deduced from a well-conducted piece of research which was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, a well respected professional journal for marriage and family therapists.
	www.she-net.com /modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1174&forum=2 (3916 words)

	News from Agape Press
		The suit also urges the court to declare the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, an action that would have an impact on all 50 states.
		Matt Daniels, president of the Alliance for Marriage, says this lawsuit is only the beginning of a wave of court challenges to come.
		Mosher became familiar with some of the tactics of that Communist regime in 1979-1980, when he was the first American social scientist to live in rural China and was shocked by the abuses of human rights that were being committed by the government in the name of population control.
	headlines.agapepress.org /archive/11/52004i.asp (1061 words)

	ifeminists.com > editorial > A Men's Marriage Strike?
		The US marriage rate has dipped 40% over the past four decades, to its lowest point ever.
		There is a 50% likelihood that this marriage will end in divorce within eight years, and if it does the odds are two to one that it will be Kathleen, not Dan, who initiates the divorce.
		It may not matter that Dan was a decent husband--studies show that few divorces are initiated over abuse or because the man has already abandoned the family.
	www.ifeminists.net /introduction/editorials/2002/0709a.html (866 words)

	A 'marriage strike' emerges as men decide not to risk loss
		Census figures suggest that the marriage rate in the United States has dipped 40 percent during the last four decades to its lowest point since the rate was measured.
		There are many plausible explanations for this trend, but one of the least mentioned is that American men, in the face of a family court system hopelessly stacked against them, have subconsciously launched a "marriage strike."
		There is a 50 percent likelihood that this marriage will end in divorce within eight years, and if it does, the odds are 2-1 it will be Katherine, not Dan, who initiates the divorce.
	www.familyrightsassociation.com /info/divorce/Marriage_Strike.htm (814 words)

	biology - Family law
		Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to marriage, civil unions, divorce, spousal abuse, child custody and visitation, property, alimony, and child support awards, as well as child abuse issues, and adoption.
		The feminist movement has taught wives that they can seek "liberation" by walking out on the marriage contract and marital duties and still reap the benefits of marriage, i.e., their children and his money.
		During 2004, federal class action suits were filed against 46 states on behalf of an estimated 25 million non-custodial parents, primarily fathers, claiming violation of their right to equal custody of their children.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Family_law (1045 words)

	Men Boycott Marriage by Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D.
		Yet the men themselves express a weightier explanation of why they fear marriage: For many men, starting a family is a one-way ticket to jail, and even worse.
		The Abolition of Marriage, arguing that, legally speaking, no one is married and no one can marry.
		Portraying marriage as a man's ball-and-chain used to be a joke.
	www.ejfi.org /Civilization/Civilization-9.htm (419 words)

	Vermont House's vote for same-sex unions first strike against marriage, Land says
		While the bill designates marriage as only occurring between a man and woman, it enables homosexuals to receive licenses from town clerks and to be joined together in a union that can be dissolved only in a family court.
		These legislative actions were the result of fears by opponents of same-sex marriage that homosexual couples would use a single state's legalization of homosexual marriage to force it upon other states.
		They were concerned a same-sex couple could be married in one state and return to their state and seek approval of their marriage.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/vermont-same-sex-unions.html (917 words)

	The Marriage Strike by Wendy McElroy
		Increasingly, men are stating their reasons for not marrying on the Internet.
		The apprehension of men —; along with other significant factors — is dramatically changing the face of marriage and the family.
		cohabitation as causing the devastation of marriage and families.
	www.ejfi.org /Civilization/Civilization-12.htm (756 words)

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