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 | Episcopal Bishop John Spong: "I regard the blessing of gay or lesbian couples by the church to be inevitable, right, and a positive good." 1 |
| Human Life International press release: "Homosexual marriage is an insult to the sacrament of marriage and the family. It reduces marriage to nothing more than a series of legal benefits - it robs it of its meaning and its sanctity. We have an obligation to protect children and families and discourage immoral and destructive behavior." 2 |
Topics covered in this section about same-sex marriage (SSM):
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| Part 2: Background material from:
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| Part 3: Evaluation of lifestyle options:
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| Part 4: Finale:
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References used in this section:
- John Spong, "Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality," Harper San Francisco, (1990). Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
- "HLI: Homosexual marriage to become Netherlands' next failed social experiment," Press release from Human Life International. Online at: http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues
- "Concubine," Smith's Bible Dictionary, at: http://www.studylight.org/dic/sbd/view.cgi?number=T1055
- The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) has a home page at: http://www.narth.com/ As of 2001-JUL, NARTH can be reached at: 16633 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1340, Encino, CA 91436-1801. Phone: (818) 789-4440. Fax: (805) 373-5084
- "Fornication," The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, at: http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?db=*&term=fornications
- "Fornication," at: http://freedom2201.tripod.com/fornication.htm
- Fornication," Easton's Bible Dictionary, at: http://www.studylight.org/dic/ebd/view.cgi?number=T1376
- John Spong, "Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality," Harper San Francisco, (1990). Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
- "HLI: Homosexual marriage to become Netherlands' next failed social experiment," Press release from Human Life International. Online at: http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues
Copyright © 2001 & 2002 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2001-JUL-1
Latest update: 2002-MAY-4
Author: B.A. Robinson
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