I’ve made the argument that gay marriage could in fact threaten religious liberties, Maggie Gallagher gives an example of how it could threaten civil liberties:
Case in point: Don Mendell, a school guidance counselor at Nokomis Regional High School in Maine, now faces ethics complaints for his decision to appear in a TV ad for the […]
Archive for the 'Gay Marriage' Category
Nov11th2009
May26th2009
The Cultural Argument Against Gay Marriage
Published by in Gay Marriage, General and Personal. 12 CommentsOf all the arguments against gay marriage, the religious liberties argument, the reductio absurdum argument, the better safe than sorry argument, and others, the one people have the most difficulty understanding, atleast from my experience in discussing it, is the cultural argument against gay marriage, yet it is one of the ones I find most […]
May13th2009
National Public Radio reports:
As states have legalized same-sex partnerships, the rights of gay couples have consistently trumped the rights of religious groups. Marc Stern, general counsel for the American Jewish Congress, says that does not mean that a pastor can be sued for preaching against same-sex marriage. But, he says, that may be just about […]
Nov11th2008
I came back from my vacation Sunday and while catching up with all of the politics, especially as a resident of California, I kept coming across pictures of proposition 8 (making marriage between man and woman only - constitutional) protests. Many of the protesters had signs that claim gay marriage is about equality, family values, […]
Aug30th2006
Polygamists demand they, like gay couples, be given their ‘equal treatment’ as well:
Youth from polygamous communities spoke of family, friendships, faith and their hopes for the future in a historic gathering Saturday in Salt Lake City in defense of the banned life-style.
They offered one another encouragement, provided glimpses into their lives and appealed to […]
Aug16th2006
“the problem with gay marriage isn’t that it harms my marriage, or yours, but that it changes the institution of marriage – for my children, my grandchildren, and all future generations. It downplays the essential, irrevocable nature of gender differences – and serves to undermine the crucial importance of gender specific roles in all relationships. […]
Jul19th2006
“To me, the only argument against gay marriage worth taking seriously is simply this: we have an institution which is vital enough to appear in almost all known human societies, and while the forms can differ greatly, it seems to always and everywhere take the form of a contract between a man and a woman. […]
Jul10th2006
“Equal treatment of individuals does not mean equal treatment of behavior. That is why a polygamist is on the FBI’s “most wanted” list. He is not allowed to redefine marriage to suit himself any more than the advocates of “gay marriage” are.” –Thomas Sowell, listing his random thoughts
Jun14th2006
“As for dividing Americans, who came up with the idea of radically altering the most ancient of all social institutions in the first place? Until the last few years, every civilization known to man has defined marriage as between people of opposite sex. To charge with “divisiveness” those who would do nothing more than resist […]
May18th2006
This is the latest fad of the California public school system:
Everyday there’s a new reason for parents of modest means to wish they had more choices in educating their children. The latest is the seemingly relentless drive to turn public education into a form of social engineering even as schools fail in their primary mission […]
Jan25th2006
Apparently, the slippery slope from gay marriage to polygamy is not too far fetched for countries that have already legalized gay marriage:
Study recommends repealing polygamy ban in Canada
OTTAWA — A new study for the federal Justice Department says Canada should get rid of its law banning polygamy, and change other legislation to help women and […]
Dec9th2005
For those of you interested in the Gay Marriage debate, The Volokh Conspiracy blog, a blog of mainly law professors and academics, sponsored a discussion where one week the pro-Traditional Marriage point of view was presented, and another week the pro-Gay Marriage point of view was presented. Giving the traditional marriage defense was Maggie […]
Sep9th2005
“A brother and sister could theoretically have a long and joyous married life. Yet we forbid them to wed, and deny them that chance at happiness. Why? Forget religion; forget constitutionality. It is a decision that society has made in order to enforce a certain social order. In fact, we limit marriage to non-kin largely […]
Aug10th2005
Gay Marriage Is Not About Equal Rights For Gays
Published by in Gay Marriage and General. 40 Comments…it is special rights for gays.
Currently everybody already has the same rights with regard to marriage. You, homosexuals, heterosexuals, and me are all legally allowed to marry any person of the opposite sex of our choice who is distant from us in terms of kinship and who is not already married. Homosexuals have that very […]
Aug5th2005
Conservative And Liberal Dialogue Is Good
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Abortion, Debates, Gay Marriage, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 14 CommentsFor those of you that don’t know, shortly after the 2004 election, I was asked to be a guest on a liberal blog. The owner of the blog, Oso, was disappointed by the results of the election and felt more dialogue between the two sides was needed. The idea was to open up communication between […]
Jun30th2005
A while back, Mary Ann Glendon, Professor of Law At Harvard University, wrote this with regard to gay marriage:
Religious freedom, too, is at stake. As much as one may wish to live and let live, the experience in other countries reveals that once these arrangements become law, there will be no live-and-let-live policy for those […]
