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Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage: What is at Stake?
Spritzler, John
http://newdemocracyworld.org/old/Culture%20and%20Values/What%20is%20at%20stake.htmhttp://connexions.org/CxArchive/NewDem/What%20is%20at%20stake.htm Date Written: 2008-02-27 Publisher: New Democracy Year Published: 2008 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX11083 There are good people on either side of the same-sex marriage debate. Unfortunately, however, it has been one of the most divisive issues in society. Opponents of same-sex marriage perceive the other side as part of a cabal of gay activists and social-engineering judges and politicians, intent on making a mockery of important social values. Proponents of same-sex marriage often perceive the other side as "homophobic" bigots or religious fundamentalists who want to deprive gay or lesbian couples of a right enjoyed by others because they hate homosexuals. The debate over same-sex marriage has divided people who share common values and beliefs on many fundamental questions--war and peace, economic security, democracy versus the increasingly anti-democratic and repressive nature of American society. This divisive debate cripples the ability of ordinary Americans to unite around the things that we agree on. Subject Headings |