Marriage: Is It a Right?

Marriage

President Obama issued a statement today saying he supports gay marriage. This position flies in the face of thirty-one states who have passed amendments and laws defining marriage as the union of a man and woman.

The argument employed by people lobbying for the redefinition of marriage is that ‘marriage equality’ is a right, and should not even be subject to a vote. They further argue that it is the duty of the federal government to step in and overrule the will of the people in the thirty-one states that have defined marriage as the union of a man and woman.

Here’s the problem:

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Dr. Morse on Why Privatizing Marriage is Impossible

Marriage,

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute writes: “We cannot escape the fact that marriage is an intrinsically public institution. We can’t avoid making collective decisions about its meaning and purpose. If we don’t do it explicitly, we will end up doing it implicitly.” This piece by Dr. Morse, titled Privatizing Marriage is Impossible, is a must-read. Click here to check it out.

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