Gay Marriage

by Lauri S. Scherer (Editor)

Overview

Should gay marriage be legal? What effect would gay marriage have on families? What effect would gay marriage have on society? These three questions are answered across three chapters full of compelling essays that represent divergent views for every answer. By benefitting from more than one viewpoint, readers will be able to form their own intelligent opinions on this important topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737769234
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/21/2014
Series:	Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?

1 Same Sex Marriage Is a Constitutional Right, Not a Democratic Issue Dahlia Lithwick Sonja West 12

2 Gay Marriage Should Not Be Legal Monica Migliorino Miller 20

3 Nine Justices or Fifty States? Who Should Decide Gay Marriage? Mark Davis 26

4 Courts Should Decide Whether Gay Marriage Should Be Legal Elizabeth B. Wydra 33

5 Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Is Inevitable Michael J. Klarman 39

6 Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Inevitable Grant Dossetto 45

Chapter 2 What Effect Would Gay Marriage Have on Families?

1 Gay Marriage Weakens the Institution of Marriage Riley Balling 54

2 I Was Wrong About Same-Sex Marriage David Frum 59

3 Gay Marriage Is Bad for Children Tom Meyer 63

4 It's About the Children Bill Keller 69

Chapter 3 What Effect Would Gay Marriage Have on Society?

1 Gay Marriage Infringes on Religious Liberty Timothy P. Carney 77

2 Gay Marriage Is Not a Threat to Freedom Steve Chapman 83

3 Why Gay Rights Are Civil Rights-and Simply Right David Lampo 89

4 Don't Compare Gay Rights, Civil Rights Ellis Cose 95

5 Why Marriage Equality Is Good for the Economy and the Budget Bryce Covert 100

Facts About Gay Marriage 105

Organizations to Contact 110

For Further Reading 116

Index 120

Picture Credits 124