Bill Pratt | May 15, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt The citizens of North Carolina voted, last Tuesday, 61% to 39% in favor of adding an amendment to the state constitution that re-affirms the traditional view of marriage between one man and one woman. Even though this was an overwhelming victory, it still saddens me that so many people in our [...]
Category: Gay Marriage, Marriage |
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Tags: Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Peter D. Williams, Peter Tatchell, Robert George, Ryan T. Anderson, Sherif Girgis, Unbelievable?, What Is Marriage?
Bill Pratt | May 7, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt Tomorrow is a big day in North Carolina because we are casting votes on whether a marriage protection amendment should be added to the state constitution, something that a large number of other states have already done. I have written on marriage and gay marriage in the past, and you can [...]
Category: Gay Marriage, Marriage |
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Tags: John Held, NC Marriage Protection Amendment
Bill Pratt | October 19, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Almost one year ago, I wrote a short blog post asking our readers to sign a document called the Manhattan Declaration. Why am I back again asking you to sign? Because we need more of you to participate. So far, the declaration has gathered 476,000 signatures – impressive, but not enough. [...]
Category: Abortion, Gay Marriage, Marriage, Morality, Religion |
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Tags: Abortion, Freedom of religion, Gay Marriage, Manhattan Declaration, Marriage, religious freedom
Bill Pratt | February 14, 2010
Post Author: Jennifer Pratt On Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting for me (Jennifer) to write about how to have a secure and successful marriage. Billy and I have been married for 15 years (we have been a couple for almost 20 years). I can honestly say that each year gets better! When I think back [...]
Category: Love, Marriage |
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Tags: Bill and Pam Farrel, Marriage, The Marriage Code
Bill Pratt | August 19, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt I wrote a post recently about why the state endorses and promotes marriage between a man and a woman. Simply put, the state needs children and it needs children raised in the ideal environment for them to become productive adult citizens, which is a family headed by a man and a [...]
Category: Gay Marriage, Marriage |
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Tags: Gay Marriage, homosexuality, Marriage, purpose of marriage
Bill Pratt | August 17, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt The ultimate reason that virtually every civilization since the dawn of man has recognized and promoted marriage between a man and a woman is because this is the one natural union that produces children. Yes, marriage is about procreation and every civilization needs to produce children to survive and thrive. Without [...]
Category: Gay Marriage, Marriage |
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Tags: Gay Marriage, Marriage
Bill Pratt | August 6, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt Well, there are many, but Wintery Knight points us to an excellent article written by Robert George that explains some of the issues quite well. George rightly asserts that we must, as a society, agree on what marriage is before we start re-defining it. And, it is up to the people [...]
Category: Gay Marriage, Marriage |
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Tags: Gay Marriage, Marriage, Robert George
Bill Pratt | June 25, 2009
This topic is a bit off the main theme of this blog, but this is an extremely important topic that all Christians must deal with. My wife and I have been married almost 15 years, which isn’t any kind of world record, but is somewhat impressive, given the ongoing high divorce rate in the US. [...]
Category: Marriage |
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Tags: Bill and Pam Farrel, Christianity, divorce, Gary Chapman, God, Marriage, Willard Harley