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Are religion and marriage connected?
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the February 2022 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine.
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BYU students lobby to pass discounted marriage license bill
BYU student Megan Griffes checks the online petition she created to pass SB54. For the past few weeks, Griffes has been campaigning for the bill to pass. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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SB54: Bill encouraging premarital counseling passes in committee
Former Utah first lady Jackie Leavitt testifies in support of SB54 alongside Sen. Allen M. Christensen, R-North Ogden. The bill, which passed unanimously in committee, would give a $20 discount on marriage licenses for couples who take premarital classes or counseling. (Jenna Alton)
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SB54: Bill would give discount on marriage licenses for premarital education
Elizabeth Baker and her fiancé Michael Ruesch discuss their experience attending a marriage prep class. SB54 would give a $20 marriage bill fee discount to couples who take marriage prep classes. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Bill that would raise marriage license cost dies in legislature
A Utah couple celebrates after their marriage in front of the Salt Lake City Temple. A Utah bill concerning the price of marriage licenses didn't make it through committee. (Lindsey Orton)
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BYU teaching to same-sex marriage landscape
Brigham Young University faces unique challenges in how it deals with the legalization of same-sex marriage, as well as how its professors prepare students to enter the workforce or continue on to graduate studies.
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