Gay Marriage: Theologil and Moral Arguments - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

Contents:

• THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
• GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS
• THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS

More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).

GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS

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How do laws that lim marriage to heterosexuals affect gay and lbian people?

The fai and iends of lbian and gay upl who are nied marriage rights may also experience negative physil and mental health nsequenc siar to those experienced by their loved on. The vast majory of scientific studi that have directly pared lbian and gay parents wh heterosexual parents have nsistently shown that the same-sex upl are as f and pable parents as heterosexual upl, and that their children are jt as psychologilly healthy and well adjted.

THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

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