Gay Marriage a 600-Year-Old Idea?

Apparently yes, according to this Science Daily article. Single unrelated males were getting married in France 600 years ago.

Divorce Rates Down

Three years since a state began granting civil marriages to same sex couples, the associated press reports that American divorce rates are at their lowest point since 1970. (read more)

Although there's no evidence of a link between the two, it also means the religious right's Chicken Little-ing of the issue -- saying that gay marriage will undermine "traditional" marriage is as bogus as saying, well, "the sky is falling."