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Dec 2022
30m 58s

So What Is Marriage?

ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS
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How swiftly things change. Signed into law in 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) refused to codify same-sex “marriage” federally, as it preserved the rights of each state to choose to recognize such unions. Recently, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), repealing DOMA and requiring the federal government and every US state and te ... Show More
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