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With same-sex marriage igniting a firestorm of controversy in the press and in the courts, in legislative chambers and in living rooms, Andrew Sullivan, a pioneering voice in the debate, has brought together two thousand years of argument in an anthology of historic inclusiveness and evenhandedness. Among the selections included here: - The 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage- Justice Kennedy's majority opinion and Justice Scalia's dissent in the 2003 landmark Supreme Court decision striking down anti-sodomy laws- President George W. Bush's call for a Federal Marriage Amendment- John Kerry's Senate speech urging defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act- Harvard historian Nancy F. Cott's testimony before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee- Reverend Peter J. Gomes on the distinction between civil and religious marriage- Stanley Kurtz on the politics of gay marriage- Evan Wolfson on the popularity of the right to marry among lesbians and gay men- "New York Times op-ed columnist" David Brooks' conservative case for same-sex marriage- Excerpts from Genesis, Leviticus, and other essential biblical texts- Aristophanes's classic theory of same-sex love, from Plato's "Symposium- Hannah Arendt on marriage as a fundamental right- Camille Paglia's skepticism Representing the full range of perspectives and the most cogent and arresting arguments, Same-Sex Marriage" is essential to a balanced understanding of the most pressing cultural question we face today.

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• Plný název: Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con
• Autor: Andrew Sullivan
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 416
• EAN: 9781400078660
• ISBN: 1400078660
• ID: 12051202
• Nakladatelství: Vintage Publishing
• Hmotnost: 408 g
• Rozměry: 201 × 132 × 23 mm
• Datum vydání: May 2004

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