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And this whole idea about-basically, what we're getting into is this exchange theory orientation, where marriage becomes this quid pro quo thing. And that's good, but at a certain point, marriage has ...

The United Methodist Church has overwhelmingly given its stamp of approval to same-sex marriages. The 523-161 vote to make the change came last week, according to WTVD. Several delegates opposed the ...

United Methodist Church bishops in Africa have reaffirmed their stance that marriage is to be defined exclusively as a union of one man and one woman. The UMC Africa College of Bishops held their ...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife's family name or hyphenating both spouses' surnames was unconstitutional.

Modernisation is causing the extinction of African culture. Perhaps our forefathers were correct in being wary of the snaking rail that opened up Africa's interior to the Western world. Only a few ...

In Niger, a camel dance is done at the wedding reception with a real camel dancing For most couples in Africa, marriage is "till death do us part" due to certain deep-rooted traditions that binds not ...

South Africa’s cabinet has given the green light for a bill allowing gay marriage, which would make it the first country in Africa to accord homosexual couples the same rights as their straight ...

UNICEF warns of a significant jump in the number of adolescent girls being forced into early marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as the region's worst drought in 40 years pushes families to ...