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Goodbye, Marriage

by Russell Shaw on April 4, 2013 · 31 comments

Surprise! Approval of same-sex marriage has risen sharply among Americans in just a few years–according to one poll, from 41% in favor in 2004 to nearly 60% now. Surprise!
Some surprise. The same media trumpeting this change lately worked hard…

“Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be…

Bill and Hillary Clinton have endorsed gay marriage, completely reversing their support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
 
Mrs. Clinton…

Gender on Trial

by Russell Shaw on January 25, 2013 · 0 comments

Defenders of traditional marriage may not believe it, but the Supreme Court’s apparent intention to decide two important same-sex marriage cases by midyear may be a stroke of good fortune for their side.
This timing means the Supreme Court’s first…

The Marriage Debate 1: Confusions About ‘Equality’ and ‘Discrimination’

by George Weigel January 10, 2013

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments about the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 guarantees that the debate over marriage will be at the forefront of American public life for the foreseeable…

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Marriage: Doomed in the U.S.A.?

by Fr. Michael P. Orsi December 21, 2012

Two cases regarding same-sex marriage will be adjudicated by the United States Supreme Court early next year.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (1996), is a federal law which only recognizes marriage as being between a man and a woman.…

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The Constitution Doesn’t Settle the Marriage Debate

by Robert P. George May 24, 2012

Constitutional scholar and lawyer Robert P. George recently presented an oral argument in one of the cases considering the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which allows each state to determine for itself the definition of…

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