Marriage Defenders! Define “Responsible Procreation”
Part two in a continuing series, in which I try to tie up some loose ends left over from unfinished conversations. This post is about the phrase “responsible procreation”, a phrase I’ve encountered...
View ArticleWhat is SSM? Same Sex Marriage!
This is an initial, quick response to Chairm Ohn, who raises the question, beginning with the assertion that: “The advocates of so-called ‘same-sex marriage’ have a very hard time stating what SSM...
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The “Responsible Procreation” Argument – Examined
Defenders of “traditional marriage” are quick to claim that there is a connection between marriage and procreation. They’re quick to mention “responsible procreation” as a key reason why governments...
View ArticleResponsible Procreation … In A Nutshell
I thought it might be helpful to boil down the “responsible procreation” argument to its basics. This, essentially, is the rationale that 13 Attorneys General presented in their amicus brief defending...
View ArticlePoll Tracks Dramatic Rise In Support for Gay Marriage – ABC News
When ABC news asked respondents if gay marriage should be legal, they found 58% in support and only 38% opposed. Quite a change from 2010, when those polled where evenly divided on this issue. Poll...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Supports Same Gender Civil Marriage
Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics has officially said what I’ve been saying for years: “there should be equal opportunity for every couple to access the economic stability and federal supports...
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Fox News Poll: 49 Percent Favor Gay Marriage, up from 32 Percent in 2003 |...
When even Fox News acknowledges the growing majority support for marriage equality, even conservatives should find it hard to deny. According to the article: The new poll shows that 49 percent of...
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Marriage Equality Test ?
From a recent post at theplayfulwalrus.com, we have what Ken presents as a “marriage equality test”. The Ideal Solution? This was my answer to his question: Using two of the slices spread with peanut...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Support at 53%
The majority of Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a recent NBC/WSJ poll. Other highlights: 63 percent of respondents believe the federal government should recognize same-sex...
View ArticleNew Zealand Becomes 13th Nation to Approve Marriage Equality| Gay News |...
New Zealand joins Uruguay, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Argentina, and Denmark as the 13th nation to offer its citizens nationwide marriage...
View ArticleIsn’t banning same-sex marriage harmful discrimination against a class of...
In his article about reviewing the basics, The Playful Walrus makes the case that it is not harmful discrimination to deny same-sex couples legal marriage recognition. (He would likely refer to this as...
View ArticleAnd The Walrus Responds
After I raised some objections to the statement that “It is constitutional, moral, common, and necessary to treat different kinds of voluntary associations differently”, I got this response from The...
View ArticleHow do you distinguish what is marriage and what isn’t marriage?
The Playful Walrus, after suggesting that an argument in favor of same-sex marriage amounts to compelling the state to then grant the benefits of marriage to business partnerships, asks me a couple of...
View ArticleThe Playful Walrus: Defending Your Support of Marriage
The Walrus writes: You see, I am sexually attracted to supporting marriage amendments, to defending marriage as a bride+groom union that supports diversity and integrates the sexes. I oppose...
View ArticleThe Playful Walrus: When Marriage Neutering Proponents Say Love is Love
Mr Walrus, a vocal defender of traditional marriage, raises the point that love is irrelevant to marriage – at least legally irrelevant. He writes: There is no legal requirement that spouses or...
View ArticleFive things required for marriage that same-sex couples cannot do ?
I frequently have online “conversations” with mariage defenders, usually on blogs that are religious and/or conservative in nature. One recent conversation was sparked by a question raised by The...
View ArticleRead This Before You (don’t) Comment ?
On a page entitled “Read This Before You Comment”, which ironically does not accept comments, The Playful Walrus is laying down the law! Although he originally wrote: “if you want to criticize my...
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Ten Ways Same-Sex Marriage Would Negatively Affect Your Marriage?
I try to keep up with the arguments in favor of “traditional” mariage (and/or opposed to same-sex marriage). Every so often I encounter rhetoric that’s so far detached from reality that I have to...
View ArticleFor Those Who Insist Marriage Can Only Be Bride + Groom
I had a quick thought for folks who insist that marriage requires a bride and a groom. The Playful Walrus is one such fellow. He has written: “SCOTUS did not find that brideless or groomless union is a...
View ArticleThe Playful Walrus: [Same-sex marriage] is an extremely new idea in human...
Today I wanted to take a quick look at another common complain of the marriage *defender*, looking at a recent post by The Playful Walrus. He writes: How did marriage neutering advocates arrive at...
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