Every bride and groom select terms of own marriage contract.
During no-fault divorce children are forcibly separated from faithful spouse. (Sep. 13, 2004 founder's front yard)
founder with son after husband's abandonment
Stephen Safranek
Law Professor Appealing
Contact Us
Marie C. (Bai) Macfarlane ma.defending@marysadvocates.orgWestlake, Ohio
Mission
The mission of Mary's Advocates is to strengthen marriage, to eliminate forced no-fault divorce, and to support those who have been unjustly abandoned by their spouse. We emphasize the constitutional rights of those who choose to enter traditional marriage, namely the right to uphold the intentions of both parties in a contract, and the right to freely practice one's religion.Our Position
Everyone should respect that those who choose marriage as it had been defined for centuries, and ordained by nature, choose a lifelong partnership – a "true marriage." Those who have a serious religious marriage, or "true marriage," agree to certain terms regarding marriage and separation.For example, those who choose to marry as their Church understands marriage have the terms of their marriage agreement specified in their church law or doctrine. Mainline Christian denominations recognize that what God has joined, let no man put asunder. In cooperation with a constitutional law professor, we provide couples with a proactive way to clarify the terms of their chosen marriage agreement.
For those who don't choose life-long marriage, their children could experience no-fault divorce in which children often lose their home because a single parent can't afford the home that two parents could afford; the courts want to split property equally between two parents. Children lose adult supervision at home because the single parent has to work outside the home. When one parent holds traditional values and doesn't want children's upbringing determined by divorce court, the children are scandalized because the civil courts have no objection to adultery or abandonment. Children are forced to visit the abandoning parent with his or her new sexual partner, even if the children don't want to make the visits. Children's everyday lives, as well as holidays and vacations, are split between the home of the dedicated spouse who wanted to keep the family together and the spouse who wanted the divorce against everyone else's wishes. No social science is concluding that this is good for the traditional moral and character formation of children and no one who enters a "true marriage" contract agrees to be subject to these routine procedures before they marry.
When a religious couple registers with the government to obtain a state marriage certificate, the state cannot force the bride and groom to accept an anti-Christian or amoral definition of marriage's terms, rights, and obligations. Forced no-fault divorce is a violation of their constitutional right to decide the terms of their own marriage and separation agreement.
Founder
I, Marie (Bai) Macfarlane, used to run a non-profit educational 501(c)(3) organization with my husband and I am using that experience to promote the mission of Mary's Advocates, as its founder. Citizens have the right to determine the terms with which we agree to covenant ourselves to each other and agree to bear and raise children together. My husband abandoned me in July of 2003, then I had my children taken from me by divorce professionals, but not because I was a bad mother. Anyone who's been an innocent divorce defendant or a child in divorce court understands our plight.Objectives
- Invite everyone to remember the meaning of "true marriage" and proclaim in writing the terms of their own marriage agreement.
- Cooperate with those of any Christian faith while publicizing the Roman Catholic understanding of "true marriage" here.
- Maintain easy-to-navigate website and internet support group
- Provide articles, pamphlets, books, AV materials, and conferences to spread the word about "true marriage" and the legal impossibility of forcing no-fault divorce on those with serious religious marriages
- Notify systematically publishers and teachers when their professed-Catholic information contradicts the authoritative Roman Catholic Church's position
- Speak to audiences everywhere targeting our message to their specific interest
Advisors
Psychology: Dr. Phil MangoPresident, Saint Michael's Institute for the Psychological Sciences
Civil Law: Stephen Safranek
Law Professor, co-founder Ave Maria Law School
Executive Director, Founder, Truemarriage.net Public Interest Law Firm
Ongoing Civil Court Case
We are asking the appeals court to to recognize the religious nature of our marriage and all that such a marriage entails for the persons involved. This case is unprecedented.P.O. Box 451382 Westlake OH 44145-0636
