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    CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA‚ 1996 (English text signed by the President) [Promulgation Date: 18 December 1996] [Commencement Date: 4 February 1997 – unless otherwise indicated] as amended by: Constitution First Amendment Act of 1997 Constitution Second Amendment Act of 1998 Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998 Constitution Fourth Amendment Act of 1999 Constitution Fifth Amendment Act of 1999 Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001 Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001 Constitution

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    Boundaries in Marriage

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    Boundaries in Marriage Liberty University COUN 507 Dr. Powell Boundaries in Marriage Cloud and Townsend (1999) define a boundary as the "simplest sense‚ is a property line. It denotes the beginning and end of something" (p. 17). In this book‚ Cloud and Townsend observed the mechanisms of marriages that go into" producing and maintaining love" (Cloud and Townsend‚ 1999‚ p. 17). The boundaries in marriage are important because "when boundaries are not established in the beginning of a marriage‚ or

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    Immediate Preparation - Marriage as a State of life I. Gaudium et Spes (#48-50) defines marriage as: 48. The intimate partnership of married life and love has been established by the Creator and qualified by His laws‚ and is rooted in the jugal covenant of irrevocable personal consent. Hence by that human act whereby spouses mutually bestow and accept each other a relationship arises which by divine will and in the eyes of society too is a lasting one. For the good of the spouses and their off-springs

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    Biblical Marriage

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    Biblical Marriage Marriage is an institution as old as man. For as long as it has been there have also been problems that arise. In our modern society divorce is on the rise among Christians and non-Christians just the same. It would be helpful for those in a marriage‚ but preferably before‚ to examine what exactly marriage was meant to be from a Biblical stand point including‚ definitions‚ limitation‚ divorce‚ objections‚ remarriage‚ and the impact that divorce has. On the sixth day God created

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    Monogamy in Marriage

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    Western cultures generally believe that monogamy in marriage tends to protect women. Societies such as Saudi Arabia that practice polygamy‚ however maintain that allowing a man to have more than one wife is a more equitable way of organizing relationships. Notions of family and marriage change from culture to culture. One cultural approach to family practiced in some parts of Middle East is polygamy. However‚ just like in the United States sometimes culturally permissible is not always condoned

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    Sex and Marriage

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    Sex and Marriage The issue of premarital sex has been constantly debated over the course of time. Frankly‚ the reason that so many people have moral issues against premarital sex is resulted from religious or cultural bias. To Christians‚ premarital sex is sin. To Buddhists‚ if sex is consensual‚ condoned‚ and non harmful towards other‚ it does not matter whether it occurs within the borders of marriage. To me‚ a believer of no religion‚ it is a personal decision. Similar to becoming a follower

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    Gay Marriage

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    The issue of gay marriage remains controversial. Some people think that this trend has adverse effects on the society while others believe that it is seen as a natural trend and right for people to choose this type of marriage. My essay will discuss causes and effects of this problem. First‚ gay marriage is the result of psychological‚ legal‚ economic and biological effects. Medically speaking‚ if someone is born to be gay‚ the tendency is that he will not change his nature and want to live with

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    Running head: EFFECTS OF TERRORISM Effects of Terrorism in Africa Name Institution Instructor Course number Effects of Terrorism in Africa Terrorism can be defined as the deliberate use of violence by persons or groups to attain certain goals through threatening a large audience‚ further than that of the immediate victim (cited in Crenshaw‚ 1994). Though the intentions of terrorists may contrast‚ their activities follow a regular pattern with terrorist

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    The Banns of Marriage

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    Marriage banns‚ also called the “banns of marriage” serves as a formal announcement of intent to marry. Traditionally‚ marriage banns are called in many Christian churches‚ including those administered by the Church of England and Catholic churches. Marriage banns have been rooted in centuries of Christian tradition‚ and for many devout couples it is an important part of the wedding process. For wedding banns be considered valid‚ they must be read or called during services on three Sundays before

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    husbands and wives and parents and children and the dynamics of a family in modern day South Africa extend well beyond the conventional nuclear family consisting of a father‚ a mother and their children sharing living quarters. Social and political influences such as the Apartheid‚ poverty and HIV/AIDS have transformed South Africa resulting in major altercations of the law such as recognition of customary marriages and the rectification of discrimination and exploitation of women‚ homosexuals and children

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