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"This is another thing I think progressives generally discount: Cars are deadly weapons" Given that progressives have frequently been attacked…
I’m not sure “most” is accurate, but even if it were… That’s not new. Again…. MLK was arrested 29 times,…
Watcher – I think he’s debating with me. And, while I think she obviously should not have been shot I…
It’s unlikely “she did hit him.” You shouldn’t state that as if it’s a known fact. I believe she did.…
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Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage
New category: SSM & the Scandinavian Question
I’ve created a new sub-category, Same-Sex Marriage: The Scandinavian Question. The reason I created this category is that I wanted to be able to email someone a single link to all of Lucia’s posts on this subject. So, here it … Continue reading
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Reply To Senator Brownback
Recently, in an NRO article carried at MarriageDebate.com, Senator Sam Brownback (Kansas) explained why the US constitution needs to be amended to prohibit Same Sex Marriage. Belittling the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that enacting Same Sex Marriage would save the … Continue reading
Making Distinctions Between the Distinctions We Make
Chickpea Eater’s Bookblog, commenting on Rauch’s arguments in Gay Marriage (and via the invaluable Marriage Debate), writes: Society benefits enormously by having heterosexual couples commit to stay together before having intercourse. This is because heterosexual intercourse often results in conception, … Continue reading
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Yes Stanley, there are fewer young couples.
In a comment that ignored the main point of my recent article, Dr. Stanley Kurtz criticized people for ignoring some of his points. My main point was that the drop in the marriage rate in the Netherlands seems to be … Continue reading
Kurtz Responds to Lucia
…but he ignores 90% of her argument. If you read his post, and then you read Lucia’s post, it really shows how much he didn’t respond to. [Some speculation about why he didn’t include a proper link to “Alas” edited … Continue reading
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I finally understand the anti-SSM view!
One of the barriers to communication between those who favor marriage equality and those who don’t is the whole issue of sterile heterosexual couples. Opponents of same-sex marriage (SSM) explain over and over that there is one and only one … Continue reading
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Dutch Decline?
In a recent article in the NRO and carried at MD.com, Joshua Livestro give us his spin on the effect of SSM on marriage in the Netherlands. Suggesting we re-read two articles by Dr. Stanley Kurtz, Mr. Livestro provides a … Continue reading
Poll: Cause and Effect? (Results)
Thank you all for voting on “Cause and Effect”. Despite my valiant efforts, which paralleled Dr. Stanley Kurtz’s valiant efforts, it would seem that few “Alas” readers believe either one of us. Only 1 in 8 believe that SSM can … Continue reading
Tired!
At MarriageDebate.com, Eve Tushnet asks: 2) Everyone involved in the SSM debate who is heartily sick of hearing that correlation does not necessarily imply causation, please raise your hands. Expect to hear it repeated another couple thousand times in any … Continue reading
A billion here
Now this is interesting. Evidently, same-sex marriage would result in only a small amount of savings for the federal government. But you know what they say, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money!” From … Continue reading
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Are you taking the position that the police didn’t frequently overreach during the civil rights movement? That their enforcement was…