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Welcome to marriage Louisiana-style. Last week the state legislature passed a stricter form of holy matrimony called covenant marriage. It differs from its lesser counterpart in that, for the most part, only impediments of biblical proportion--adultery, abandonment, abuse, imprisonment for a felony--can dissolve it.
Theoretically, covenant marriage is optional. But the law requires a prospective couple to select either the old, relatively easy-to-get-out-of form of wedded bliss or the new, no-way-out version, which is why our dreamy couple have barely touched their dessert. Who at such a moment...
The letter of the law was cast in virtue, but the spirit of the law was one of contention. "Those called to office in the church are to lead a life of obedience" to Scripture and church doctrine, read the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A...
There seems to be some hint that Ennis was anxious to get his undergraduate degree out of the way. Says Julia Bond, the daughter of civil rights leader Julian Bond and a friend of Ennis' at nearby Spelman College: "I think more than anything Ennis was trying to get the...
BORN: Nov. 7, 1950, Stillwater, Minn. EDUCATION: U of Minnesota, B.S., 1973 FAMILY: Wife, Lanette; four children RELIGION: First Covenant Church MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Dairy farmer POLITICAL CAREER: Wisconsin Assembly, 1977-81, Senate, 1981-89 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1996, Beldenville 54003. Tel.: 715-426-2697