Tag: same-sex marriage
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Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A
Huffington Post: Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A – Shane Windmeyer. I spent New Year's Eve at the red-blooded, all-American epicenter of college football: at the Chick-fil-A Bowl, next to Dan Cathy, as his personal guest. It was among the most unexpected moments of my life. Yes,…
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Civil union and marriage issues questions and answers (PCUSA)
Presbyterian News Service: Civil union and marriage issues questions and answers The following is a Presbyterian News Service release. A summary of the 219th General Assembly’s actions on issues of civil union and Christian marriage: What did the General Assembly do? What has changed? The General Assembly approved both the final report and the minority…
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Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and the Persecution of Civil Society
National Catholic Register: Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and the Persecution of Civil Society Advocates of same-sex “marriage” present the idea as a step forward for tolerance and respect. But recent developments place that interpretation very much in doubt. Legalizing same-sex “marriage” is not a stand-alone policy, independent of all the other activities of the state. Once governments…
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Where Jim Wallis Stands
Christianity Today: Where Jim Wallis Stands The longtime activist on abortion, gay marriage, Iraq — and biblical orthodoxy. Jim Wallis wants you to know he's not a liberal. Yes, he's been a chief critic of the Religious Right since its inception, gave the Democratic weekly radio address after the 2006 midterm elections, and has been…
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Economic Fallacies: “Government Equals Society”
The "Government Equals Society" fallacy views government as the means by which society acts. Frequently we hear that society has a responsibility to the poor. Most Christians of all stripes would agree. But listen to the sentence that often follows such a declaration. It goes something like this, "Therefore, 'society' should raise the minimum wage,…
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“No Sex in Gay Marriage” Beau Weston
Gruntled Center (Beau Weston): No Sex in Gay Marriage David Blankenhorn in his new book The Future of Marriage points out something I had not noticed: proponents of homosexual marriage define marriage as the close relation of two people who love one another. They do not include sexual intercourse as part of the definition. By…
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A Liberal Explains His Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage
New York Times: A Liberal Explains His Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage (Requires Free Registration) (HT Presbyweb) Could legalizing same-sex marriage actually strengthen marriage as a social institution? “If I could believe this,” writes David Blankenhorn, “I would support gay marriage without reservation.” Mr. Blankenhorn is a self-described liberal Democrat and “marriage nut,” a veteran leader…