Sentence examples for status of marriages from inspiring English sources

He is keen to protect the special status of marriages and families under German law.

And, furthermore, why do religious groups even get to have a say in the legal status of marriages performed outside of houses of worship?

Meanwhile, the "no" side argue that civil partnerships are enough, and that introducing same-sex marriage would "change the meaning of marriage" and lessen the special status of marriages between a man and a woman.

Several participants commented on the lack of legal status of marriages for men who have sex with men and third gender and the overall lack of adequate legal protection.

I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman.

The court could also decide that California and the seven other states that allow civil unions equivalent to marriage cannot deny same-sex couples the status of marriage.

NATIONAL An article on Friday about the debate over same-sex marriage in New Mexico referred incorrectly to the constitutional status of marriage in Colorado.

Ashers believes that the relationships of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are wrong and should not be eligible for the status of marriage.

As the old status of marriage has come to include such a range of contractual benefits, the debates over equality within and access to the institution have intensified.

For same-sex couples, he said, the status of marriage "is a far-reaching legal acknowledgment of the intimate relationship between two people, a relationship deemed by the State worthy of dignity in the community equal with all other marriages".

One of the critics, Lynn D. Wardle, a law professor at Brigham Young University, described the report as a radical effort to equalize the legal status of marriage and domestic partnerships involving unmarried people of the same or opposite sex.