Couldn’t resist a timely headline joke here — a Shakespearean nod to all the panicked Americans convinced that legalizing same-sex marriage represents DOOM, as March 15 traditionally does.

Some relevant recent headlines:

And, to counter that atrocious Catholic News Agency article on Mexico’s first gay divorce last month, here’s a reminder that our husband-wife teams, even religious ones, aren’t quite keeping marriage sacred, either: Christians question divorce rates of faithful (USA Today)

(Or, you could just read about “The Bachelor” finale: Brad Womack proposed to Emily Maynard. I don’t watch this show, but/because I know this much: after 14 seasons, not one of the engaged couples has actually gotten married!)

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