child marriage
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton talk faith, marriage as ‘Gutsy’ series premieres
By Adelle M. Banks — September 8, 2022
(RNS) — Though the series is by no means faith-centric, elements of religion and spirituality are sprinkled throughout it.
Christie rejects measure to ban child marriage, citing religion
By Sebastien Malo — May 12, 2017
(Reuters) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie say he may rethink signing the bill if it is revised.
Forced sex camps prepare girls for child marriage in Zambia and Mozambique
By Reuters — May 22, 2015
CASABLANCA (Reuters) Girls as young as eight are forced to go to camps where they are shown how to please a man in bed in order to prepare them for married life, activists said at an international conference on ending child marriage.
Muslim clerics resist Pakistan’s efforts to end child marriage
By Naila Inayat — May 16, 2014
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) In March, the Council of Islamic Ideology ruled that laws related to the minimum age of marriage were against the teachings of the Quran and that children of any age could get married if they had reached puberty.
Religious leaders denounce child marriage in joint video
By Richard S. Ehrlich — September 19, 2013
(RNS) In Nepal, 11 percent of girls under the age of 14 and 29 percent of girls aged 15-19 are married. A new video denounces the practice.
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