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Review of “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Emerging Conflicts” Part III PDF
by William E. May, Ph.D, Senior Fellow   

william_e_may.jpgHere I examine Charles J. Reid, Jr’s “Marriage: Its Relationship to Religion, Law, and the State,” Douglas Laycock’s “Afterword,” and offer final comments.

I summarized pp. 157-176 of Reid’s chapter in Part I of this review; in them he showed that traditionally in Western civilization and particularly in Anglo-American history marriage was regarded as “a divine institution.” Here I focus on the section “Marriage and the State” (176-187) and on his “Conclusion” (187-188).

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12/11/2008
 
Connecticut's "Adults-Only" Same-Sex Marriage Decision PDF
by Helen M. Alvaré, J.D.   
alvare_h.jpgThe Supreme Court of Connecticut has rendered that state the latest in the growing number of states asserting a state constitutional mandate to recognize marriage rights for same-sex couples. (Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health).   In Kerrigan, Connecticut’s highest court  held that it was a violation of the state’s constitutional equal protection guarantee to allow same-sex couples all of the benefits associated with marriage, by means of the “civil union” classification, but to deny them the status of marriage.
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10/15/2008
 
Parenting "Rights" for Homosexuals: How We Got There and its Implications for all Families PDF
by Helen Alvare, J.D.   
alvare_h.jpgThe California Supreme Court decided several weeks ago that doctors specializing in assisted reproductive technologies may not assert their religious freedom as a defense to California’s Civil Rights law requirement that businesses provide services without discrimination on the basis of clients’ sexual orientation.  A fertility clinic willing to treat heterosexual patients must therefore also treat homosexual patients.
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10/02/2008