Take the Marriage Quiz
The Ruth Institute has put together an interesting quiz on marriage. Click here to take it and see how you do.
FOX 16: Arkansans Debate Gay Marriage
Yesterday afternoon, Jerry had the opportunity to sit down with FOX 16’s Kelly Dudzik to discuss President Obama’s support for same-sex marriage. Some of the interview appeared in her story last night about the issue from a local perspective. You can watch a video of the story below.
“It’s Just a Piece of Paper”
Thirty years ago Hollywood and television began touting a single line about marriage: “A marriage license is just a piece of paper.”
It’s just a piece of paper, and it doesn’t matter. Fall in or out of love with whoever you want. Live together, if you want. Run it through the shredder, if you want. It really does not matter.
Now, Hollywood might claim that they were simply reflecting the culture, but there’s no doubt that TV and movies have a tremendous impact on society; otherwise advertising would not be a multi-billion dollar business. And there’s no doubt that the message Hollywood pushed about marriage has influenced today’s culture.