Category: Same-Sex Marriage
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Progressives Are Not the Democratic Establishment
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe call our movement progressive. Most progressives know what that means. It’s clear to the candidates and it’s clear to the voters. Unfortunately, the Right seems to think ‘progressive’ is a synonym for ‘woke,’ and they happily use it to malign everyone, from the Democratic establishment to socialists. Progressives are not the…
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Same-Sex Marriage and a Woman’s Place
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Catholic Church is being criticized for its recent announcement that it will not bless same-sex unions. I’ve written previously about the problems I see in modern marriage, but that is not what I want to talk about here. The argument I’m making in this article is that the Catholic Church’s stance…
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Transgender Rights, Same-Sex Marriage and Women
Reading Time: 4 minutes Germaine Greer is now being criticized for saying that trans women are not women. Although demand by trans women that the world call them women makes many women uncomfortable, it’s the women rather than trans women who have to defend their position. Same-sex marriage also presents problems for women. In my…
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Why Should I Care About Same-Sex Marriage?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been wondering if the determination to control the message might explain the White House guest list for the Pope’s reception. ((Vatican pushes back over White House invite to Catholic Dissidents, Catholic New Agency, September 18, 2015. Available: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-pushes-back-over-white-house-invite-to-catholic-dissidents-51001/)) I say this because I’m getting tired of the same-sex marriage issue taking over…