"Mail-order brides in an Internet age"

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If you want to make this thread simply about the what role religion plays in our laws and society, then I suggest the moderators take this topic "off topic". I don't see its relevance to the original post. The article didn't make any case for or against God ordained liberties. Rather, it focused on stereotyping all men who choose to marry outside the US as abusive pigs. Can we get the discussion back on track here?

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If you want to make this thread simply about the what role religion plays in our laws and society, then I suggest the moderators take this topic "off topic". I don't see its relevance to the original post. The article didn't make any case for or against God ordained liberties. Rather, it focused on stereotyping all men who choose to marry outside the US as abusive pigs. Can we get the discussion back on track here?

Oh I definately agree!

I'd like to offer up something for this discussion regarding how now, supposedly because of IMBRA, one must disclose the type of website the couple met on.

Now remember, I am a WOMAN who married a man from the UK. Another modern country that is not regarded as an 'enemy' nation nor a high-fraud post. Also remember I filed and we interviewed well before IMBRA was enacted.

At our interview my husband (then fiance) was asked where we met. When he said 'the internet' the CO asked the name of the website.

I also recall another female VJ member who filed around the same time we did, also with a UK fiance. When she filed the petition, in answering the question 'have you met your fiance in the last two years' she gave those dates, but did not disclose WHERE they met. She was RFE'd for that.

My point is this - well prior to IMBRA, with at least these two cases of female USC petitioners filing for men from an 'easy' country - the London consulate was being cautious with internet couples. They were looking for validity of the relationship and the issue was, I believe, a ball in play.

Edited November 11, 2006 by rebeccajo