| Description |
xix, 245 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
A commentary on the old saw that same-sex marriage threatens civilization / Ronald L. Steiner -- Looking for liberty and defining marriage in three same-sex marriage cases / Karen Struening -- The religion clauses and same-sex marriage / Emily R. Gill -- Against neutrality in the legal recognition of intimate relationships / Carlos A. Ball -- Marriage equality and the morality of liberalism : the California decision / R. Claire Snyder-Hall -- Same-sex marriage and the American political tradition / Jason Pierceson -- The special status of religion under the first amendment ... and what it means for gay rights and antidiscrimination laws / Sam Marcosson -- Supporting queer youth : a new vision of child, family, and state / Valerie Lehr -- Consuming its own? Heteronormativity contra human plurality / Gordon A. Babst. |
| Summary |
A collection of essays in which contributors from the fields of law and politics use moral argumentation to address same-sex marriage, gay rights, and California's Proposition 8. |
| Subject |
Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Gay people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Constitutional law -- Religious aspects.
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| Added Author |
Babst, Gordon Albert, 1961-
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Gill, Emily R., 1944-
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Pierceson, Jason, 1972-
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| ISBN |
9780739126509 paperback alkaline paper |
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0739126504 |
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