Gay Marriage

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Episcopal Leaders 'Recognize' Same-sex Blessings, But Don't Set Churchwide Standard

Vatican Urges Unity Against Gay Marriages

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Bush Shuns Calls to Legalize Gay Marriage

(AP)

OPINION: FOR GAY MARRIAGE

My Blessed Gay Marriage

A church blessing may not be a legal marriage, says a gay man, but it is a union in God's eyes

By Macky Alston

The Evolution of a Sacrament

A biblical scholar and Episcopal priest talks about the spiritual side of gay marriage

An interview with L. William Countryman

The Vatican vs. Same-Sex Marriage

Leaving the sacraments would be a huge blow to the soul; but the pope just called my love 'evil.'

By Andrew Sullivan

Homosexuality Is A Religious Sin, Not An Ethical One

Fighting gay sex--or even homosexual unions--only distracts from making straight marriage better

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Hypocrisy and Homophobia Struck Down

'When we express love in an intimate way with another adult, it has been called illegal, and we were criminals. No more.'

An interview with Rev. Michael Piazza

What's Different about Gay Wedding Ceremonies?

Answer: Nothing.

Heather Turns Ten

The author of "Heather Has Two Mommies," the controversial book for children of lesbian parents looks back

Consequences Unclear

A vote for gay marriage can spur Jewish renewal, as feminism once did, or it can divide Judaism, like another past Reform vote

By Samuel Freedman

No Threat to Marriage

Every marriage faces challenges, but the legal status of gay couples is not among them

By Ben Daniel

Let Us Be Impatient With Prejudice

Vermont's next step should be forward for gays and lesbians

By William Sloan Coffin

OPINION: AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE

Why We Can't Redefine Marriage
By Charlotte Hays

Sex and the Episcopalians

By Diane Knippers

The Love That Won't Keep Quiet
By Charles Colson

A Deviance From God's Norm

Our society has the responsibility and the right to discourage the practice of homosexuality

By Richard Land

Why We Couldn't Get Along

Behind the flap over same-sex unions and a Christian marriage statement

By Richard Land

The Crumbling of Marriage and Culture

Excerpts from letters to supporters by conservative Christian leaders

Protecting Marriage

California voters will decide the future of marriage

By James Dobson

THE POLITICS OF GAY MARRIAGE

White House Word Play

Does Bush's ambiguous phrasing reflect a growing acceptance of gay unions?

By Steven Waldman

Are Gays Winning the Culture Wars?

The Supreme Court sodomy decision is about much more than allowing private consensual sex acts

The New Politics of Gay Rights

Want a clue of how the court ruling will play out politically? Look at parital birth abortion

By Steven Waldman

Are Gays Winning the Culture Wars?

The Supreme Court sodomy decision is about much more than allowing private consensual sex acts

Is America Becoming Less Anti-Gay?

Scholar Alan Wolfe argues a shift in public opinion

What the Vermont Court Has Wrought

Is this the end of marriage as we know it?

By David Orgon Coolidge

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Was Sodom Into Sodomy?

A Bible scholar provides chapter and verse on homosexuality

Religious Views of Sodomy

A look at how world religions view non-procreative sexual acts