Mon, Nov 24, 2003 - Page 16 News List

Marriage in question

The institution of marriage has been on the decline for decades in the US, but the recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision declaring that the state cannot prohibit gays from marrying has rekindled a debate about this social tradition

By Tamar Lewin  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE

"We may end up with differing worlds of marriage in differing parts of the country, just as, up to the 1940s, we had differing worlds of divorce in different states. It's not the most healthy situation, but I can't imagine that Utah's going to recognize gay marriages any time soon, whatever happens in Massachusetts."

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