Can One Be Against Same-Sex Marriage Without Being Hateful?

A note from Bob Siegel:

Soon the Supreme Court will make a ruling on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage.

Whatever the outcome, don’t hold your breath waiting for this issue to go away. Strong opinions and emotions will remain on both sides of the isle. The Supreme Court could no more end a debate on same-sex marriage than 1973’s Roe V. Wade made abortion discussions disappear.

That’s not such a bad thing. One should never be in a hurry to shut down an important debate. In that vein, perhaps it would be best to back up and study the same-sex issue a little more closely.

What follows is a series of responses to certain questions or statements, all of which I have heard in real conversations. The objective is to inspire and stimulate further dialogue in a friendly atmosphere. Cordial discussion seems to be missing today. It is time to put away worthless mudslinging and attempts to silence opposing views.

Certainly weak arguments have been heard from both sides. Nevertheless, this radio program takes one side. It’s probably no spoiler alert to admit right up front that I speaking on behalf of traditional marriage, hopefully presenting a better case than people are used to hearing, all the while offering empathy for the side I respectfully disagree with. My goal is to not only discuss the issue compassionately, but legally, intellectually, and even psychologically. Such a tall order was already broken up over several articles, in my on line column for Washington Times Communities. This radio show puts all four articles together into one seamless radio monologue. It then adds some information about the history which led to the practice of our Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution, showing how that tradition was never actually called for in the Constitution itself.

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Bob Siegel

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Can One Be Against Same-Sex Marriage Without Being Hateful?

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