A proposed Tennessee bill would have the state join the ranks of those seeking to establish a "Covenant Marriage Act." A bill was introduced to the state House of Representatives on Jan. 22 that ...

According to the bill’s language, a covenant marriage is a marriage entered by a man and woman who agree that marriage is a lifelong relationship. Both parties must receive counseling about the ...

DES MOINES - Lawmakers in the Iowa House moved forward with a measure that would allow couples to enter into "covenant marriage" making it more difficult for them to get ...

C HARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodist delegates adopted a revised definition of marriage on Thursday (May 2) at their quadrennial meeting called the General Conference and deleted from their ...

But the marriage definition was approved only after debate and a compromise amendment — one of the few instances of open debate during this otherwise overwhelmingly progressive conference.

Marriage is not a mere transaction but a covenant that offers a joyful union that also requires heroic self-sacrifice. Divorce not only contradicts the very definition of marriage but devalues it.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodist delegates adopted a revised definition of marriage on Thursday (May 2) at their quadrennial meeting called the General Conference and deleted from their ...