Proclaiming “Beacon Hill not bullied by judicial tyranny,” Exodus International applauded the Massachusetts legislature’s approval Monday of a constitutional amendment that would ban marriage for gays and legalize civil unions instead. The Family Research Council, however, accused the legislature of…
Partnerships
The Exodus media blog yesterday promoted a WorldNetDaily item categorically accusing gay parents, who seek marriage to protect their kids, of promoting incest. Exodus claims that it does not endorse the items on its blog. The purpose of a media…
Focus on the Family and the Eagle Forum today admitted key objectives motivating their war against gay couples: Preserve secular control over marriage, and its related tax breaks and other privileges; and Preserve the culture wars. James Dobson lists a…
I am debating gay marriage at David Morrison’s pro-chastity blog, Sed Contra. Addendum: In a May article in Slate, Prof. M.V. Lee Badgett thoroughly refutes Morrison’s hero of the moment, Stanley Kurtz, who had claimed that gay marriage is somehow…
USATODAY.com – New York clergy charged for marrying gay couples My first thought: This is going to fan the so-called wildfire. My second thought: Charges will be dropped within 24 hours. It points out a too-often neglected angle in the…
The Human Rights Campaign makes it easy to contact your state and federal elected officials. Whatever our beliefs about sexuality may be, lawmakers need to hear from you that the “Federal Marriage Amendment” (the Musgrave Amendment) would harm American families…
In his State of the Union address, President Bush popularized a misunderstanding of the Federal Marriage Amendment. He said, more or less, that he supported a constitutional amendment banning marriages for gays, but he did not wish to ban civil…
Janet Parshall, former spokeswoman for the Family Research Council, operates a Christian Right radio show that appears to uphold themes of joyous secularism. Exodus executive director Alan Chambers and spokesman Randy Thomas eagerly appeared on Parshall’s show yesterday to support…
Attracted to the Same Sex: Am I Gay Or Not?
People often come to realizations about themselves — as well as changes in their perspective — as they approach middle age. What happens when someone develops serious doubts about their sexual orientation, especially as they approach midlife? Must they be…
Gay Marriage And Ambivalent Conservatives
An excellent article from Tech Central Station. I’ve been looking at it since yesterday, and will try to comment further by this weekend. Advance feedback welcome.