A SURVEY OF THE MARRIAGE AND BURIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONGST THE TIV OF CENTRAL NIGERIA BY ALFRED AKAWE TORKULA Being a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The inspiration for this research work came from the members of the Tiv Area Traditional Council – all starting point for my fascination with the subject of Tiv marriage and Brial Customs. My immense gratitude goes to all of them for their contributions
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Critique of Boundaries in Marriage Shyam Khatri Theology and Spirituality in Counseling Dr. Albert Smith Liberty University November 26‚ 2012 Summary The authors‚ Henry Cloud and John Townsend (1999)‚ write Boundaries in Marriage to help people understand choices that either build or destroy loving relationships. The authors say that marriage is about love. Love needs to be aided by personal freedom and responsibility for love to
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INNOCENTI DIGEST No.7 - March 2001 EARLY MARRIAGE CHILD SPOUSES s OVERVIEW s HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? s EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT s THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE s TAKING ACTION s THE NEED FOR RESEARCH s IN CONCLUSION s LINKS s REFERENCES EARLY MARRIAGE w CONTENTS EDITORIAL OVERVIEW Neglect of the rights perspective Scope of the Digest HOW COMMON IS EARLY MARRIAGE? EARLY MARRIAGE: THE CAUSES AND CONTEXT Early marriage as a strategy for economic survival Protecting girls
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to marry. This is a human right‚ because and here’s why… Gay marriage is important because it brings two people together. There is no effect on heterosexual community. The issue of gay marriage is no different. Denying marriage to two individuals who love each other is to deny them a fundamental freedom. Gay couples are legally allowed to enter into a civil union partnership... but this is not nearly the same thing as marriage. Marriage licenses grant innumerable rights to married couples‚ rights
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THE MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG COUPLES SEMINAR HELD ON AUGUST 29‚ 2009. THEME: INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE. MESSAGE BY: TAIWO‚ Elijah Introduction The word intimacy comes from a Latin word that means "innermost." In the marriage relationship‚ this translates into a vulnerable sharing of our inner thoughts‚ feelings‚ spirit‚ and true self. Both men and women need to feel secure in this sharing and confidant of their spouse’s support. This support is achieved through listening‚ empathy‚ prayer‚ or reassurance
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Arranged Marriages Alonzo Wilson There are many factors that play a major role in marriages and lust for one another is one of them. In the essay “Arranged Marriages Get a Little Reshuffling” by Lizette Alvarez a journalist for The New York Times‚ writes that “Lust does not a lasting marriage make”(156). The author is saying that lust does not last in a relationship‚ and it is one of the main reasons marriages does not last long either. I agree with this‚ but lust is one of many other factors
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Marriage & Divorce Marriages are known to be a lifetime commitment towards love & caring among people. However most marriages these days seem to be failing due to the increasing number of problems with the modern world. When these marriages end‚ the effects can be devastating. Why do people get married? Well it is a known tradition in humanity that a woman and man will come together and live their lives as one. The most important element that seems to have disappeared is
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Career and Marriage Does healthy career equal a broken marriage? Do we all think this way? There are lots of arguments on this issue; everyone has a different a different idea. Women entered workforce when World War II began‚ while men took off to serve in the army. The world was really different for those women at that time period than their mothers or the women they used to be. It was also for women to work outside of the house and still be a perfect mom or a wife. They wanted to do both of the
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In today’s Western Culture‚ marriage has come to mean many different things. “The ways in which we refer to marriage‚ and especially the terms we favor‚ reflect our views of it” (Grün‚ 2006‚ p. 163). Since the turn of the century‚ divorce rates have been higher than ever before and many individuals wonder why. It is estimated that roughly 50% of the marriages in the United States result in divorce. Society has created this do-over mentality that gives many people an “easy out” for their decisions
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Johnston 10/22/14 Vocation and Marriage In the vocation of marriage the husband is to love and serve his wife‚ and the wife is to love and serve her husband. God instituted marriage near the beginning of time in Genesis. Nowadays we can clearly see how sin has got the best of marriage by twisting its meanings and blessings that are supposed to come out of this life-long vow. Love is the basis and backbone of every marriage and its vocation. This is especially true in marriage with God’s undeserved love
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