homosexual marriage

Bill’s Awkward Silence

by Dr. Paul Kengor September 10, 2012

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Bill Clinton was basking in glory at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Few presidents so love the spotlight. The occasion for Clinton, however, was not himself, but the reelection of Barack Obama.

To that end, Clinton’s…

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Loyola Marymount to Promote Gay “Marriage,” Cancels Fundraiser

by The Cardinal Newman Society Staff September 6, 2012

Responding to concerns raised by The Cardinal Newman Society, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has stopped describing a campus performance on September 7 as a fundraiser for the gay-rights organization that is challenging California’s ban on same-sex “marriage.”
But LMU appears…

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Why Does the Same Sex Marriage Debate Seem So Futile?

by Michael Cook August 27, 2012

Why is it so hard to have a calm, rational debate about same-sex marriage? In the US, Australia and Britain it is becoming louder and more bitter by the day. But the torrent of words flows over stone, unabsorbed by…

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Making Noise, Not Arguments

by Jennifer Morse August 2, 2012

In my work as a social conservative, I have been puzzled by some of the rhetorical strategies of my opponents. Sometimes I feel my head spinning, as if I have been going around in circles, with no obvious conclusion in…

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Ground Zero in the Battle for Marriage

by Paul Benjamin Linton June 22, 2012

Illinois is now “ground zero” in the ongoing battle to preserve traditional marriage. On May 30, 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., filed separate lawsuits in the Cook County Circuit Court (which…

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But Is “Gay Marriage” Really Christian?

by Dr. Paul Kengor May 29, 2012

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In affirming his belief in so-called “gay marriage,” President Obama noted that people of faith might be uncomfortable with his position. Speaking of himself and the first lady, Obama told ABC News: “we are both practicing Christians, and obviously this…

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“Catholic” Theologians Blast Bishops for Opposing Gay “Marriage”

by Matthew Archbold May 18, 2012

A group of “Catholic” theologians are quoted in today’s online magazine The Daily Beast excoriating the bishops for upholding the Catholic Church’s teaching on same-sex “marriage.” Some even go so far as to advocate gay “marriage” not only as a…

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