Marriage is a covenant.
The absurdity is evocative of episodes from the novel Catch-22 in which U.S. military commanders force World War II combat troops, who are putting their lives on the line every day, to keep signing loyalty oaths to prove their patriotism. Whatever the Senate was thinking when it passed this bill, surely the House knows better. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement . We also have a Privacy Policy .