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Supreme Court Debates Meaning of Marriage and Consequences of Judicial Redefinition

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Rather than rush to a fifty-state “solution” on marriage policy for the entire country, the Supreme Court should allow the laboratories of democracy the time and space to see how redefining marriage will impact society as a whole.
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Redefining Marriage Would Erode Religious Liberty and Free Speech Rights of Citizens and Churches

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Finding a right to same-sex marriage in the Fourteenth Amendment would threaten the religious liberty of citizens and organizations who support marriage and silence or chill the speech of dissenters.
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Gender-Diverse Marriage Laws Do Not Infringe the Liberty of Gay and Lesbian Americans

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According to a recent amicus brief by scholars of liberty, same-sex marriage is not only counter to the Supreme Court’s long line of personal liberty cases, it may even be prohibited by them.
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Marriage, Self-Government, and Civility

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Those suing to overturn state marriage laws are not merely asking the Court to recognize a new right. They are asking the Court to declare that the Constitution removes this issue from democratic deliberation.
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The Fall of Fertility: How Redefining Marriage Will Further Declining Birthrates in the United States

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Redefining marriage undermines the ties between marriage and procreation. This will contribute to already declining fertility rates in the United States as marriage rates drop and marriage becomes even more adult-centric in meaning and function. The consequences to the economy and society will be harmful and multifaceted.
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“Conservative” Judicial Activism for Gay Marriage: With Amici Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

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A group of distinguished conservative public servants, policy makers, and political operatives has signed an amicus brief saying the US Constitution requires the states to redefine marriage. They argue that this is the truly conservative position—but it takes quite a bit of logical contortion to accept their argument.
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Redefining Marriage Would Put Kids of Heterosexuals At Risk

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The metamorphosis of marriage from a gendered to a genderless institution would send the message that society no longer needs men to bond to women to form well-functioning families or to raise happy, well-adjusted children. That would be bad news for children of heterosexuals on the margins: the poor, the relatively uneducated, the irreligious, and others who are susceptible to cultural messages promoting casual or uncommitted sex.
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Truth-Telling and the Right of Self-Government: Why Obama’s Marriage Lie Matters

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The right of self-government depends upon the ability of voters to give their informed consent in choosing elected officials. If candidates lie, self-government becomes impossible.
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Same-Sex Parenting: Unpacking the Social Science

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For some people, scientific research on the subject of same-sex parenting is irrelevant. A new volume is meant for those who still approach the topic of parenting and sexuality with open minds. According to the best data, average life outcomes for children raised by parents in same-sex relationships tend to resemble those of children raised by single and divorced parents.
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New Research on Same-Sex Households Reveals Kids Do Best With Mom and Dad

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Published research employing the New Family Structures Study (NFSS), the ECLS (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study), the US Census (ACS), the Canadian Census, and now the NHIS all reveal a comparable basic narrative, namely, that children who grow up with a married mother and father fare best.
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In For the Long Haul: Factors Contributing to the Marriage Crisis

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A model developed by developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner, paired with the example of the pro-life movement, may demonstrate a new way forward in rehabilitating marriage.
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Not Sentiment, Prejudice, or Tradition: Exploring the Nature of Marriage

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Patrick Lee and Robert P. George’s new book clearly establishes that the case for conjugal marriage is not based on irrational prejudice or sentimental appeal to tradition. It is based on a series of sophisticated arguments that deserve to be answered.
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Between Magisterium and Magistrate: Notre Dame’s Choice on Marriage’s Meaning

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Notre Dame’s acceptance of the same-sex marriage movement’s rhetorical paradigm has made our nation’s flagship Catholic institution impotent. Yet there is an opportunity for the Notre Dame community to model ways to promote the good amid the crumbling ruins of institutional integrity.
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Putting to Rest a Bad Argument: Marriage Law and Sex Discrimination

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The Supreme Court closely scrutinizes policies involving racial, sexual, and other “suspect” classifications. But unlike almost every other classification imaginable, marriage laws use a criterion necessarily linked to an inherently good social purpose that we didn’t just invent. This criterion isn’t truly suspect and shouldn’t get heightened scrutiny.
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Has the Catholic Church Changed Its Teaching on Sex and Marriage?

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Amid reports of “earthquakes” and “seismic” shifts, we ought to remember the Catholic Church’s moral teachings in their wholeness, which have not shifted.
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The Profound Injustice of Judge Posner on Marriage

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The equality that demands same-sex marriage demands that all social recognition of the distinction between mothers and fathers—of the paternal and the maternal, the masculine and the feminine, and of the sexual identity of everyone as male or female—must be systematically expunged, to be replaced by the lies and seductions of “gender identities” on the ever more blurry rainbow spectrum.
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The Defense of Marriage Isn’t Over

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Monday’s action from the Supreme Court is a setback for sound constitutional self-government and for a healthy marriage culture. So where do we go from here?
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The Beauty of the Country of Marriage

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In a brave new book, Anthony Esolen describes the very real consequences of redefining marriage.
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Breaking the Silence: Redefining Marriage Hurts Women Like Me – and Our Children

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The push to present a positive image of same-sex families has hidden the devastation on which many are built. We must stand for marriage—and for the precious lives that marriage creates.
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Contrasting Views of Marriage: Civil Debate on a Serious Issue

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Although we disagree with each other about the nature of marriage, we are united in the conviction that it is an issue on which reasonable people of good will can and do reach divergent conclusions.
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Contrasting Views of Marriage, Round Two: The Destructive Logic of Marriage Revisionism

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Part four of a continuing exchange between Doig and George on the meaning and purpose of marriage.
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Contrasting Views of Marriage: The Need for a Defining Principle

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George replies to Doig’s criticisms of George’s arguments regarding marriage. The second in a week-long exchange.
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Is Same-Sex Parenting Better for Kids? The New Australian Study Can’t Tell Us

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The Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families has been getting copious positive press coverage. Unfortunately, it has some serious methodological weaknesses—it studies only the lives and experiences of the LGBT elite.
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Marriage, Marketing, and Intimidation: “It is up to you, fearless reader, to act.”

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Proponents of same-sex marriage haven’t won in the arena of ideas—they have won through manipulation and intimidation. Those who oppose them must speak up.
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