Posts Tagged same-sex marriage
Church, State, Gay, Straight
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Religious Liberty on May 15th, 2012
Okay, it’s time for one of my broken-record rants. In the wake of President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, we’ve had a predictable–and increasingly tiresome–outpouring of criticisms to the effect that government recognition of such unions violates the “religious liberty” of those who oppose them. No, it doesn’t. Government recognition of civil same-sex marriages is [...]
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Only in Indiana
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on May 12th, 2012
Over at the Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan has posted a memo he somehow obtained from a Republican pollster–the same guy who did polling for George W. Bush. The advice he gives GOP candidates–based upon his reading of recent poll results–is pretty astonishing; he bluntly warns that continuing its anti-gay positions and rhetoric will “marginalize the [...]
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The Marketplace of Ideas
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on May 10th, 2012
The theory behind freedom of speech was pretty simple: a robust consideration and debate of all ideas will lead to adoption of the better ones. When all points of view can be examined, people will opt for those that are best for that society. The history of civil rights in the U.S. would seem to [...]
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What Governor Christie Doesn’t Get
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on February 14th, 2012
Yesterday, the New Jersey Senate voted to recognize same-sex marriage. Indications are that the Assembly (the lower house) will do likewise. Meanwhile, an equal-protection lawsuit is working its way through the New Jersey courts; it would be mooted by this legislation. Governor Christie has vowed to veto the measure–no surprise. But his professed reason means [...]
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Another Year (Almost) Over
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on December 9th, 2011
The coming year is going to be ugly. The economy is still in the toilet, environmental degradation is edging dangerously close to the point of no return, our infrastructure is crumbling, and Republicans in Congress remain committed to one thing and one thing only—defeating Barack Obama—even if they have to take the country down to [...]
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