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A so-called “covenant marriage” bill that restricts the ability to divorce in some cases has advanced out of an Alabama state senate committee. Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, said his bill to create a covenant marriage is designed to decrease Alabama’s high divorce rate. Alabama is often ranked near the top in the nation when it comes to divorce. “To …

Former pro wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan is suing his ex-wife for telling interviewers that he had a long-term gay relationship with fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake. “After the four-year crazy divorce I thought I’d heard everything I could hear in the courtroom,” he told Us Weekly, laughing. “Then, all of a sudden she says I abused her, that I was violent. …

Atlanta’s Bishop Eddie Long and his hilarious wig are “taking a little time off” from the 25,000-member prosperity gospel megachurch he founded. With his wife’s recent divorce filing, Long will have to console himself with his enormous mansion, his Bentley, and his private jet. Well, that and all those hot boys.

Mexico City is considering offering temporary marriage licenses. If things aren’t working out after the agreed upon trial period, you just walk away. Leftists in the city’s assembly — who have already riled conservatives by legalizing gay marriage — proposed a reform to the civil code this week that would allow couples to decide on the length of their commitment, …

“I think this [gay marriage] is a temporary aberration that will dissipate. I think that it is just fundamentally goes against everything we know.” – Newt Gingrich, who would like remind you that marriage is between one man and one woman whom you abandon riddled with cancer on her hospital bed while you fuck the shit out of your next …

“You’re on your way to getting rid of that vermin you call a spouse! Divorce EZ! A Florida company!”

Last September I told you about Rescue Marriage, the prankster group that claims to want to ban divorce in California. Yesterday the state granted permission for the group to begin gathering the required 694K signatures to place the issue on the 2010 ballot. Rescue Marriage founder (and straight ally) John Marcotte said last year, “People who supported Prop 8 weren’t …

Former Vice President Al Gore is separating from his wife Tipper after 40 years of marriage. “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration,” the couple said in an e-mail obtained by Politico. “We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, …

Prosperity gospel televangelist and “faith healing” scam artist Benny Hinn was unable to heal the desire of his wife to get the fuck away from him. The wife of televangelist has filed for divorce from the high-profile pastor, whose reputation as an advocate of prosperity gospel has attracted millions of followers and criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups over his …

Stats guru Nate Silver has crunched the numbers and reports that states with bans on same-sex marriage have a higher rate of divorce. In Massachusetts, the divorce rate has plunged over 20% in the five years since same-sex marriage became legal there. States with a constitutional ban have seen an overall increase in divorce.It would be fantastic to get Nate …

OK state Rep. Sally Kern must be among the wingnuts who don’t realize that the attempt to ban divorce in California is a hoax, because now she’s trying the same thing in Oklahoma. Scheduled for introduction in the 2010 legislative session by state Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, House Bill 2279 would restrict the “use of incompatibility as a ground …

From the hilarious folks behind the faux drive to ban divorce in California.

The man who launched the national anti-gay marriage movement in 2004, shortly after burying his gay father, has gotten divorced. After 24 years of marriage, many of which were spent under incredible stress and strain during the White House years, the Roves came to a mutual decision that they would end the marriage. They did spend Christmas together with their …

The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has filed for divorce in the wake her public humiliation when her husband was caught with his Argentine mistress. Sanford said in a written statement Friday that the decision to file for divorce came after “many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation,” but that she’s committed to keeping the process “peaceful for our family.” …

The hilarious folks at Rescue Marriage, the group that faked out the American Family Association with their tongue-in-cheek campaign to ban divorce in California, have really stepped up their game.

Remember back in September when i told you about John Marcott’s hilarious plan to have divorce banned in California? Marcotte’s Rescue Marriage site has the tagline “”You said ’til death do us part.’ You’re not dead yet” which should have given it away to the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow: The traditional marriage advocate points to the Bible as validating marriage …

A new study by a Seattle oncologist shows that when married men get a cancer diagnosis, 3% of the their wives leave them during the course of treatment. But when women get cancer, 21% of their husbands leave them. That’s seven times as many. When the man became ill, only 3 percent experienced the end of a marriage. But among …

“We’re going to set up a table in front of Wal*Mart and ask people to sign a petition to protect traditional marriage. We’re going to interview them about why they think traditional marriage is important, and then we’ll tell them that we are trying to ban divorce. “People who supported Prop 8 weren’t trying to take rights away from gays, …