Tag Archives: family values
Why I Am an Amoral, Family-Hating Monster… and Newt Gingrich Isn’tI recently celebrated my wedding anniversary, having been married to the same woman for thirty-one years without ever straying. Newt Gingrich has been married three times, divorced one wife while she was recovering from surgery, and has had extra-marital affairs.
Published in the May / June 2011 Humanist
Tagged family values, gingrich, humanism, Judeo-Christian values, marriage, Newt Gingrich, secularism 10 Comments |
What Next for Gay Marriage?Voters here in Wisconsin passed a ban on same-sex marriage in the fall of 2006. The following morning, I thoughtlessly tried to console a lesbian coworker by predicting a universal right to marry within a decade. “That’s fine,” she replied
Published in the January / February 2011 Humanist
Tagged constitution, family values, gay marriage, homosexuality, lgbt, marriage, National Organization for Marriage, romer v. evans, supreme court Leave a comment |
 | Matches Made on Earth: Why Family Values are Human ValuesAn anthropologist shows that marriage and family are nothing new, and neither is the wide diversity of their makeup.
Published in the January / February 2011 Humanist
Tagged family, family values, homosexuality, humanity, lgbt, marriage, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny, social institutions, traditional values, values Leave a comment |
EDITOR’S NOTEThe Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear held October 30 here in Washington, DC, sure was a lot of fun. The weather was gorgeous, the people polite. The signs folks made and carried were the best part—from absurd (“Has anyone
Published in the January / February 2011 Humanist
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Christians, Homosexuality, and the Same-Sex Marriage QuestionHumanity has a curious relationship with sex. It obviously enjoys it—there are nearly seven billion people in the world and not all that output could be the fruit of duty. Yet, for a practice so widespread and frequent, its morality
Published in the May / June 2010 Humanist
Tagged civil union, family values, gay marriage, homosexuality, lgbt, same-sex marriage, sex, sexuality, unions Leave a comment |
Day of the Undead: Religious Right Alive and Kicking in AmericaI spent two days in mid-September attending the “Values Voter Summit,” an annual event sponsored by the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, and other religious right groups. I go every year, and I’m always appalled by what I |
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