Cardinal Dolan also faces new legislative battles, after he failed to defeat a bill that legalized gay marriage in New York state.
The fact that New Zealand conservatives gave such vocal backing to same-sex marriage is also significant.
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They told the New York Daily News that there are no secrets to a long marriage, only a few simple rules.
He has suggested replacing register office marriages and civil partnerships with a new form of civil union to "strengthen the concept that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, to leave that to faith to implement".
California-America, which voted in 2008 to ban same-sex marriage, could easily overturn that law if a new election were held today.
Malik Solanka, a Bombay-born, Cambridge-educated millionaire, has come to New York to escape a disintegrating marriage and the bouts of uncontrollable fury that have started to afflict him.
Then came the shocking, albeit relatively short-lived, marriage to Lisa Marie Presley -- a move that set off a whole new round of speculations.
Whereas only a decade ago public-opinion polls showed Americans opposing gay marriage by a two-to-one margin, new polls show that slightly more than half of Americans are in favor of it.
Five states -- Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island -- allow civil unions that provide rights similar to marriage.
Peter Schiff with the New York Attorney General's office argued that the state legislature has a reason to protect heterosexual marriage.
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It is there that Josey (Charlize Theron) comes to make a new start, bringing her two children from a bruised marriage.
The New Hampshire legislature this month is expected to vote on a bill that would repeal the same-sex marriage law there.
New York Times columnist Ron Lieber analyzed five financial issues that are most likely to cause strife in a marriage and what steps couples can take to avoid them.
But with New York being the largest state so far to recognize same-sex marriage, are you concerned that the President may have missed his opportunity to lead on this issue?
On the flipside, Referendum 74, on the Washington state ballot, asks voters to repeal a new law that the legislature passed earlier this year and Governor Christine Gregoire signed, legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Government deals with marriage as a civil status however fundamental and New York has elected to extend that status to same-sex couples.
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