http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/06/report-on-the-panel-on-%e2%80%9cthe-politics-of-marriage-and-family%e2%80%9d/ An intellectual climate favorable to marriage Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:17:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.ruthblog.org/2009/10/06/report-on-the-panel-on-%e2%80%9cthe-politics-of-marriage-and-family%e2%80%9d/#comment-18 David Quinn Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:04 +0000 http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=234#comment-18 Excellent blog, especially the framing of the same-sex marriage debate as a civil rights issue, but for those of us who believe in traditional marriage rather than for same-sex couples. Here in Ireland we are only months away from legalising same-sex civil unions. This will be marriage in all but name. The only 'right' missing will be the right of a same-sex couple to adopt a child jointly. Excellent blog, especially the framing of the same-sex marriage debate as a civil rights issue, but for those of us who believe in traditional marriage rather than for same-sex couples.
Here in Ireland we are only months away from legalising same-sex civil unions. This will be marriage in all but name. The only ‘right’ missing will be the right of a same-sex couple to adopt a child jointly.

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