From the L.A. Times
Marriage as a human institution is constantly evolving. But in all societies, marriage shapes the rights and obligations of parenthood.
I'm a liberal Democrat. And I do not favor same-sex marriage. Do those positions sound contradictory? To me, they fit together.Marriage as a human institution is constantly evolving. But in all societies, marriage shapes the rights and obligations of parenthood.
Many seem to believe that marriage is simply a private love relationship between two people. They accept this view, in part, because Americans have increasingly emphasized and come to value the intimate, emotional side of marriage, and in part because almost all opinion leaders today, from journalists to judges, strongly embrace this position. That's certainly the idea that underpinned the California Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage.
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