A CONUNDRUM: Faith and Family; Legal dispute in Rhode Island

Two Rhode Island married women have filed for divorce—from each other. The couple “married” in Massachusetts in 2004 after the state’s Supreme Judicial Court demanded that the legislature legalize same-sex marriage. However, like far too many truly married couples, the two women did not find marital bliss. The problem is, Massachusetts will not allow non-residents to divorce in the state (though same-sex marriage is no problem for non-residents), and Rhode Island does not recognize same-sex marriage, making divorce a bit of a non sequitur. The case is most likely the design of the homosexual-rights movement, crafted to take on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. If Rhode Island rules against the two, the solution might be for one or both women to move to Massachusetts, which is all of about two or three miles from Providence, where they currently reside.1

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"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key."

--Winston Churchill --

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