Resources Youth & Singles Pre-married Couples Married Couples Parents & Families Step Families Marriage Investors Northwest Marriage & Family Movement The Campaign Community Transformation Plans Regional Marriage Promotion Leadership Training & Resources National Movement Learn More Our Mission Our Board & Staff Premier Partners Ways to Support Media & Publications Issues & Research Articles Employment Opportunities Speech Request Contact Us Britney's Weekend Marriage - Part 1 April 1, 2004  Click to hear the show.  Requires the RealPlayer from RealNetworks. Transcript It seems these days "fame is license to do stupid things." And obviously headlines about Britney Spears' Las Vegas marriage would fall into that category. Now I don’t want to pick on Britney, but I think it’s time our society’s pendulum swings back to treating marriage as valuable and sacred. It requires commitment and deserves preparation, planning and relationship skills, even courtship! Research shows that all these important elements lead to higher success and satisfaction in marriage and less divorce. What a poignant picture that a Hollywood marriage in Vegas would last 55 hours and cause deep embarrassment. Alexander Solgenheitsen said, "we always pay dearly for chasing after that which is cheap." Marriage is not cheap. And this weekend wedding should cause us to point our young people to investing and preparing before they enter the sacred institution of marriage. What station did you hear us on? --choose one--KACS FMKARY FMKBAM AMKBBO AMKBSN AMKDRM FMKEDO AMKELA AMKGY FMKGY AMKITI FMKITI AMKJOX AMKKSN FMKLAY AMKLRFKLTR FMKLYK FMKMAS AMKMBI FMKMBI AMKMLW FMKNCW FMKOLU FMKOMW AMKONA FMKONA AMKOZI FMKOZI AMKPDQ FMKPDQ AMKRQT FMKRSE FMKSBN AMKSPL FMKTSL FMKUJ AMKULE FMKULE AMKVAN AMKWIQ FMKWIQ AMKWPZ FMKXDD FMKXLE FMKXLE AMKXLY FMKXLY FMKXLY AMKZBE FMKZNX FMKZOE FM Its Your Turn... please give us your comments, questions, or suggestions for family matters. (response limit: 1000 characters)