November 18, 2004

You say tomato...

By Steve Feinstein
The battle over the word "marriage" when applied to relationships between people of the same sex is semantic dispute, but one with enormous importance. Unfortunately, the public debate has been less than clear about the stakes. Herewith a "debate" constructed from two views of the matter. A good friend of mine forwarded me a column by NBC reporter David Schuster in favor of the legal recognition of same—sex marriage. Following are excerpts from that column (in italic type), and my response to Schuster's positions (in regular type) that I sent back to my friend.   Schuster states:I adore my family and consider them to be the best part of my entire life. And I'm absolutely convinced that "marriage" fosters social cohesion, emotional security, and economic prudence.  That's why I'm baffled as to why we would keep such an institution away from anybody. (I'm not talking about "religion—sanctioned marriage," I'm referring to the civil institution of...(Read Full Article)