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...marriage has been a hotbutton topic this summer. The New Jersey and Massachusetts state court systems are each considering cases that could legalize same-sex unions. President Bush, Senator Tom Daschle and other politicians have all stated opposition to legalizing gay marriage. The Vatican has also launched a new initiative opposing gay marriage. What do you think? Should gay marriage be granted the same legal recognition as heterosexual marriage...
...parent, I try to raise my children with a good sense of moral and legal values; to care and have respect for others. As a Christ follower, I don't believe the union of same-sex partners is right. I am not a gay basher or hater because I believe God wants us to care, help and encourage each other in our daily lives, but I do believe gay marriage is wrong. I base my response on Scripture. Ben Romero Highland, Calif...
...Same-sex unions need to be legally recognized. When two people make a conscious choice to share their lives together, they need the socioeconomic advantages and protections extended to different-sex unions. This has nothing to do with morality but has everything to do with equality and fairness. Martha Dohm France...
...Pride, that I put the various parts together and realized the special importance of the events this year: In July, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is expected to announce its decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, a case that could grant legal unions to same-sex couples in the Commonwealth. Pride 2003 was, the Boston Globe reported, “a reminder to thousands of onlookers that a battle is being waged right in court right now over same sex marriages...
...potential imminence of same-sex unions in Massachusetts did not get much air time during Gaypril, Harvard’s academic-calendar-friendly version of June’s Gay Pride Month. What the Harvard public saw, instead, was quarrelling between student groups...