Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

In case you haven’t heard the news yet here’s the skinny: President Bush has announced his support for an amendment to the Constitution that would prohibit same-sex marriages and–according to some–civil unions. The Associated Press report on the subject can … Continue reading →

David Blankenhorn objects to the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s “hardly disguised contempt for the views of most citizens of the commonwealth.” He feels that the Court has displayed a ” wanton disregard for democratic procedures.” This is a pretty common statement … Continue reading →

Sandoval County, New Mexico, is another place where the local government has sanctionined same-sex marriages. The reasoning there seems to be a bit different from that in San Francisco and Chicago, though. From the Albuquerque Journal: Same-Sex Couples Line Up … Continue reading →

Good news: “A San Francisco judge on Friday denied a request by a conservative family values group to stop the thousands of same-sex weddings that have taken place in the city since Mayor Gavin Newsom lifted a ban on gay … Continue reading →

In a post earlier this week, I objected to the principle of sacrificing the interests of same-sex families in order to (allegedly) reduce divorce among heterosexuals. Eve responds wildly, horribly briefly: Wildly, horribly brief reply: I won’t speak for Elizabeth. … Continue reading →

David Benkof writes: The problem is, the current political situation gives segregation proponents no choice other than what our president calls “the Constitutional process.” Believe me, right-of-center politicians (and especially the White House) haven’t been eager to deal with segregation … Continue reading →

“Remember, kids, gay marriages don’t kill – people kill.” Al Rantel, quoted on MarriageDebate.org, asks: What if the mayor of San Diego, not liking California gun laws, started handing out concealed weapons licenses left and right? How is that different … Continue reading →

Over on FamilyScholars.org, Elizabeth Marquardt made an interesting argument against cloning: With cloning, women and children become objects, merely means to someone else’s end. If — if — “therapeutic” cloning works, people with serious diseases may have a new treatment … Continue reading →

Via MarriageDebate, the Boston Globe’s report on the legislature’s debate over gay marriage: …discord was touched off when the hour grew late and the gay marriage supporters defeated the Travis amendment. That emboldened the gay groups, who wanted to use … Continue reading →