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Group proposes ballot measure requiring pre-marriage education
UPI.com ^
| January 20, 2014
Posted on 01/21/2014 1:58:56 PM PST by Maceman
A proposed ballot initiative in Colorado would require couples to take a mandatory pre-marriage education classes, officials said.
The Colorado Marriage Education Act would require first time brides- and grooms-to-be to receive 10 hours of pre-wedding marriage education, the Denver Post reported Monday.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: bullystate
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posted on
01/21/2014 1:58:56 PM PST
by
Maceman
To: Maceman
The Catholic Church has done this for decades, if not centuries...for marriage within the church, of course.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:01:48 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Maceman
Would that include gay couples?
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:02:01 PM PST
by
oldbrowser
(Obamacare will be the equivalent of Mao's Great Leap Forward)
To: Maceman
Making mischief for fun and profit.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:04:00 PM PST
by
YHAOS
To: Maceman
Another incentive to never get married.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:06:00 PM PST
by
ClaytonP
To: Maceman
The Colorado Marriage Education Act would require first time brides- and grooms-to-be to receive 10 hours of pre-wedding marriage education, the Denver Post reported Monday.Why get the government involved? Friends could just help out friends:
A man brings his best buddy home for dinner unannounced at 5:30 after work.
His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens in.
"My hair & makeup are not done, the house is a mess, the dishes are not done, I'm still in my pajamas and I can't be bothered with cooking tonight! What the hell did you bring him home for?"
"Because he's thinking of getting married."
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:07:14 PM PST
by
Nervous Tick
(Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
To: Maceman
I had a college student do this for her college essay topic. It seriously is a valid subject. I think the most important question is, “If you marry and have children, then divorce, how will this affect your children and your finances?” Then show them what it’s like.
I have a feeling though, that if ever the male birth control pill is created, A LOT OF PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:07:20 PM PST
by
struggle
To: Maceman
course includes “Honey do” 101 and “yes dear” 202
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:07:29 PM PST
by
12th_Monkey
(One man one vote is a big fail, when the "one" man is an idiot.)
To: gorush
The Catholic Church has done this for decades, if not centuries...for marriage within the church, of course.
Yes, and if the course reflects the teachings of the Church, that's fine. But when Colorado's idea of marriage is at odds with the Truth, we shouldn't have to be subjected to it, along with Drivers' Ed type tests that we have to give the state approved answer.
Marriage is a right in which the state's interest is limited and secondary.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:09:19 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(The only thing that can save us is if Kerry wins the Nobel prize and leaves us alone.--Moshe Yaalon)
To: Maceman
Let me guess - it is a Democrat making the proposal, who happens to have a relative in the marriage counceling business?...and is considering investing in it?
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:13:41 PM PST
by
broken_arrow1
(I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
To: Maceman
Coming back from lunch, I remarked to a friend on the elevator:
I'd much rather be at work: when a woman orders me to do something, at the very least I know I'll be paid for it.
A third rider on the elevator was a woman who worked for a different company, and I had never seen her before. Her remark?
"So true".
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:16:46 PM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:21:52 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Maceman; WhiskeyX; NYer; george76; beaversmom; LucyT; Liz; theothercheek; Red Steel; SoCal SoCon; ..
Doesn't the clergyman performing the marriage ceremony generally conduct such "education."? Apparently, if this becomes law, he or she will have the state looking over his (her) shoulder, or bypassing him (her) completely.
Will gay “marriages” be subject to the pre-marriage education class requirement?/ (s)
To: Maceman
I think the problem is TOO FEW people getting married after they shack up.
Maybe they need a pee-Shack-up class too.
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:27:02 PM PST
by
ZULU
(Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
To: Maceman
Utterly idiotic. A law, the State, would “require” that? Good grief.
To: broken_arrow1
B-I-N-G-O!
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posted on
01/21/2014 2:30:54 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: Maceman
Lesson #1 should explain which parts fit together and which ones don’t. They should have to hook extensions cords together, and write an essay about it.
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posted on
01/21/2014 3:01:00 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
To: Maceman
I don’t know if this is coming from the left or right, but it’s a dumb idea.
To: Maceman
I learned everything I need to know about marriage from watching my parents, who until my mother’s death last week, had been married for 63 years.
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posted on
01/21/2014 3:18:19 PM PST
by
stormer
To: gorush
So?
So if the state doesn't like your attitude during instruction can they withhold your license? If not, what is the poin of the law?
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posted on
01/21/2014 3:22:56 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(The only thing that can save us is if Kerry wins the Nobel prize and leaves us alone.--Moshe Yaalon)
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