Why 50,000 Orthodox Jews Gathered to Protest the Web

Source: Big Think

This week, more than 50,000 Orthodox Jews gathered at Mets' Citi Field Stadium in New York to discuss 'serious family-related problems' caused by the Internet. Organized by Eytan Kobre, US editor of the ultra-Orthodox magazine Mishpacha, the ...
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Another Federal Judge Strikes Down the Defense of Marriage Act

Source: Hit and Run

Back in February, Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "The imposition of ...
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Fifty Shades of Whatever: The Missed Opportunities of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Source: Think Progress

Because I am deeply dedicated to exploring any and all pop culture phenomena for your benefit no matter the cost to my own sanity, (and because what else was I going to read poolside in California?) I spent part of my time away ...
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Why Couples Fight: Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Source: The Huffington Post

In this post, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt discuss why couples fight and how to replace negativity in a relationship with curiosity. Omega : How did you come to create Imago Relationship Therapy together? Did it happen becau ...
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The Eyes of Love

Source: Psychology Today

The seemingly opposing features are present not only in our evaluation of our beloveds, but also in the way we want them to evaluate us. As Fletcher and Kerr indicate: “Individuals in romantic relationships prefer to have their partners think ...
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The ins and outs of same-sex marriages in Zimbabwe and the US

Source: Thought Leader

The first thing you are confronted with when you walk into the service section of the South African embassy in Harare is a South African department of home affairs poster on the process to register civil unions, including sam ...
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Submission to the British government’s consultation on equal civil marriage

Source: Brendan O'Neill

These are the thoughts I have submitted to the Home Office’s consultation on expanding civil marriage to include same-sex couples. A major problem with the debate about same-sex marriage is that it has been hijacked by sectarian entrepreneurs. It has bee ...
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Habits

Source: OpPapers.com

Introduction Individuals encompass unique personality traits which dictate ones thoughts producing attitudes and behavior. For centuries scientists, researchers, and philosophers have questioned the origin of personality and ...
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The Harsh Truth: Why Non-Lesbian Girls Mess With Other Girls

Source: Complex

Tabatha McGurr is a Brooklyn bred-writer currently residing in Bed-Stuy with her boo and dog Coco. She's been running the Married To The Mob blog for the past six years. In her weekly column, she gives Complex readers ...
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