If two people love one another and wish to spend the rest of their lives together as a partnership, it ought not to matter whether they are the same race or mixed races, the same national heritage or not (e.g.,…
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Diamonds are beautiful, yes. But so are emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and other gemstones. Until a few decades ago, diamonds were just one gem among many. But then in 1934, the DeBeers cartel set up the Diamond Trading Corporation and began…
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For her whole life, my mother had weak, brittle fingernails. Until a few years ago, I thought my own weak, brittle fingernails were Mom’s “gift” to me. No matter how hard I tried, I could never grow long fingernails on…
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Do we really want to hear the truth? Well, that depends on just what is meant by “the truth.” You can use “the truth” to convey a lie with, usually by telling only part of the truth. For example, you…
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By definition, homosexuals are people who are sexually attracted to people of their own gender — men lust after men, women lust after women. Bisexuals, in contrast, are people who are attracted to BOTH genders. The very definitions of the…
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August 25, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is a legal contract between two people. While for many marriages, perhaps most, a prenuptial agreement is a good idea, it certainly ought NOT to be compulsory. For one thing, a prenuptial agreement is a contract too, meaning that…
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June 15, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When a woman is considering whether to change her name on marriage or keep the name she’s got, she must consider several issues. A name is a very personal thing, and a good deal of one’s identity is tied up…
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