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2. Banns of marriage - Wikipedia

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   Banns of marriage. The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the " banns " or " bans " / ˈbænz / (from a Middle English word meaning "proclamation", rooted in Frankish and thence in Old French ), [1] are the public announcement in a Christian parish church, or in the town council, of an impending marriage between two specified persons.

3. Sham marriage - Wikipedia

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   A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into without intending to create a real marital relationship. This is usually for the purpose of gaining an advantage from the marriage. Definitions of sham marriage vary by jurisdiction, but are often related to poverty. The essential point in the varying definitions is ...

4. Marriage of convenience - Wikipedia

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   A marriage of convenience is a marriage contracted for reasons other than that of love and commitment. Instead, such a marriage is entered into for personal gain, or some other sort of strategic purpose, such as a political marriage. Cases where those married do not intend to live together as a couple, and typically married only for one of them ...

5. Types of marriages - Wikipedia

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   The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless ...

6. Legal status of the Universal Life Church - Wikipedia

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   The legal status of the Universal Life Church encompasses a collection of court decisions and state executive branch pronouncements determining what rights the Universal Life Church (ULC) and comparable organizations have as religious organizations. With respect to the validity of ordinations for the purposes of those ordained performing ...

7. Gathering Storm (advertisement) - Wikipedia

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   A Massachusetts parent who is unable to prevent the state from teaching her children that same-sex marriage is appropriate; The first actor refers to the Benitez [3] case, where an unmarried lesbian sued a fertility clinic under California's Civil Rights Act for declining to artificially inseminate her.