Poll: hets aren't interested in marriage

Pams House blend  Jan 07 08

Here we are, a whole bunch of homos who want the right to marry, but the folks who can aren't interested -- and the right is unnerved. Boo hoo. Half of Americans 20 to 69 years of age believe marriage is not necessary -- according to a new study.

Zogby International and AOL surveyed more than 7,000 Americans in that age bracket and found 44 percent who said marriage is not necessary in order to have a committed, fulfilling, life-long relationship. Mike McManus, president of Marriage Savers -- a group that works to help churches reduce divorce rates, finds that number shocking.

...Most of the survey respondents also said that they would prefer living together before getting married. Full story...

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