Alexandra Petri

Straw feminists setting fire to the marriage material

Alexandra Petri If you want to understand the concept of Straw Feminism, look no further than the piece on FoxNews.com by Suzanne Venker called ''The War on Men''.

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The Loaded Dog

Should gay marriage be an election issue?

The Prime Minister says she is against gay marriage but Britain is close to legalising it. Are our laws out of step with the rest of the world? Should this be an election issue?

Heckler

Marriage cash dash is just trashy

Heckler AN INVITATION arrived recently to attend an interstate wedding. A lovely young couple who've been living together for about five years.

Conrad McDonald

Traditional marriage model needs to submit to modern world

Conrad McDonald Marriage really matters. So do "wives and husbands". These are important terms, with inbuilt notions developed over centuries: responsibility, commitment, sacrifice, companionship, love.

Peter Jensen

Men and women are different, and so should be their marriage vows

Peter Jensen Marriage really matters. Thank God we are talking about it. As Professor Patrick Parkinson said in these pages last week, marriage is ''by far the most stable, safe and nurturing relationship in...

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Richard Glover

For a happy marriage, try the submissionary position

Richard Glover Sydney's Anglicans have changed the marriage ceremony so the wife agrees to ''submit'' to her husband.

Harry Herbert

Church misses big picture on same-sex marriage

Harry Herbert There is a failure to learn from past mistakes when social issues arise.

David Smith

States will decide on gay marriage, not Obama

David Smith The President's backing of marriage equality is symbolically important, but it is important to remember where the real power lies in America's so-called 'culture wars'.

Edward Santow

Taking the politics out of same-sex marriage

Edward Santow The bill calling for marriage equality is doomed to failure. A full parliamentary inquiry would allow the arguments to be considered openly and with reference to the evidence.

Marriage, the monarchy and gen Y: their date with TV destiny

Alexandra Patrikios If the cloying royal wedding coverage is all getting a bit too much, fear not – Twitter can be trusted to put things in perspective.

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Chris Berg

If marriage is so good, why not invite everyone in?

Chris Berg Conservatives who decry the decline of marriage as an institution are right. Straight people have been undermining the sanctity of marriage for decades. This is a bad thing.

Heckler

Marriage shouldn't be so exclusive

Heckler DID you know that in Australia you can't get your marriage registered if your celebrant does not say the words "marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of a man and a woman to the...

Heckler

Marriage of convenience

Heckler I RECENTLY received an invitation to a family wedding that included a piece of stationery tied with a decorative ribbon.

Miranda Devine

Marriage weathers icy blasts

MIRANDA DEVINE In the upcoming movie, Sex and the City 2, we hear the much-ballyhooed marriage of Carrie and Mr Big is on the rocks.

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Richard Glover

To the marriage of true minds admit impediments

Richard Glover To write a good romance, you have to keep the lovers apart, which is tough in an age in which people tend to fall into bed together.

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Bruce Guthrie

I had the famous prey in my sights and held my fire

Bruce Guthrie The paparazzi and editors give the people a magazine they want and deserve.

Peter FitzSimons

Too many nutters spoil political broth

Peter FitzSimons But who is to take the mantle now that One Nation has imploded?

Gerard Henderson

Papal pundits should repent of unforgivable ignorance

Gerard Henderson The advent of the 24/7 news cycle has led to an explosion of opinion in which politicians, former politicians, opinion leaders and other celebrities prevail.

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Rubenstein/Ben Moshe

Modern migrant's loyalty is an asset to the world

Kim Rubenstein and Danny Ben Moshe It is staggering that with one albeit very serious case overseas, that of the Ben Zygier suicide, Ben Saul (The Age, 20/2/13) wants to turn back the clock of globalisation and multiculturalism.