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Author/Contributor(s): |
Corvino, John ; Gallagher, Maggie
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Publisher: |
Oxford University Press, USA
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Date: |
06/01/2012
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Binding: |
Paperback
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Condition: |
NEW
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Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon.
Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a point/counterpoint approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) explore fundamental questions: What is marriage for? Is sexual difference essential to it? Why does the government sanction it? What are the implications of same-sex marriage for children's welfare, for religious freedom, and for our understanding of marriage itself? While the authors disagree on many points, they share the following conviction: Because marriage is a vital public institution, this issue deserves a comprehensive, rigorous, thoughtful debate.
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