Here is a defence of man-woman marriage combining the precision of scientists with the clarity of good journalists makes for essential reading ……
Here is a robust intellectual defence of the traditional view of marriage by a group of authors which includes Princeton law professor Robert P George – a welcome addition to the debate. Labelled by the New York Times as “America’s most influential conservative Christian thinker”, George, a convert from the ranks of the Democrats, is responsible for the interdenominational manifesto The Manhattan Declaration signed by a number of Christian leaders in support of traditional marriage, sanctity of life and religious liberty. Sherif Girgis is a Ph.D. student in philosophy at Princeton and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. Ryan T. Anderson, who is William E. Simon Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and editor ofthe Witherspoon Institute’s journal Public Discourse, is a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University and a Ph.D. candidate in political philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Altogether a formidable team.
In 2010 they published a controversial article in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, putting forward a philosophical defence for the conjugal view of marriage. It gained many responses from all sides of the debate and has proved so successful that they have expanded it into a book to further flesh out their claims and answer their opponents.
To read the full article go to:
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_is_marriage
To learn about their new book, “What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense”, go to http://www.whatismarriagebook.com. I have a copy – it’s a great read.