Is redefining marriage to include same-sex unions simply an act of fairness to gays and lesbians - another step in the evolution to a just society? Or is it a hastily conceived social experiment that will undermine human rights, deflecting marriage from the support of children to the mere affirmation of sexual commitment between adults? Written for a broad readership, Divorcing Marriage sheds light on three central questions: How did Canada come to the point of proposing a redefinition of marriage? Where would redefinition take Canadian society? Do the Charter and equality rights mandate exchanging an opposite-sex institution for one built on "the union of two persons"? The contributors ask Canadians to pause for reflection and take a closer look at the arguments for and against redefinition of marriage. They implore us to examine the effects of marriage on children, the law, freedom of speech and religion, and society as a whole. The authors are prominent Canadians in the fields of law, ethics, political science, religion, and culture and include, among others, Margaret Somerville, Ted Morton, F.C. DeCoste, Katherine Young, and Conservative Party MP John McKay.
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"Whatever one's view on gay marriage, this volume injects a sturdy dose of realism into a debate that tends to be driven by ideology and naivete." Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor of political science, University of Chicago "For those of us who are concerned about judicial pre-emption of ordinary democratic political processes, this book is a welcome and well-reasoned contribution to the much-needed public discussion of what is at stake in the current marriage debate." Mary Ann Glendon, professor of law, Harvard University
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Daniel Cere is director of the Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law, and Culture in Montreal and a consultant to several North American think-tanks. <br>Douglas Farrow is associate professor of Christian thought at McGill University, author or editor of
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The title of this book is Divorcing Marriage, by which is meant, in the first instance at least, something like what Justice Blair meant when he spoke of the profound change in the law on which his court had decided. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The title of this book is Divorcing Marriage, by which is meant, in the first instance at least, something like what Justice Blair meant when he spoke of the profound change in the law on which his court had decided. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Supreme Court, New York, British Columbia, Bill of Rights, House of Commons, Law Commission, United States, Ontario Court of Appeal, Trinity Western University, Justice Cordy, Patrick Monahan, Criminal Code, National Post, New Haven, Oxford University Press, Paul Martin, Free Press, Margaret Somerville, Michel Foucault, Policy Options, Yale University Press New!
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- The Sexual Organization of the City by Edward O. Laumann on page 18, page 25, and Back Matter
- The Charter of Rights by Ian Greene on page 153, and page 154
- The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the Twenty-first Century by Anne Kingston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Recognizing Religion In A Secular Society: Essays In Pluralism, Religion, And Public Policy by Douglas Farrow in Front Matter, and page 116
- The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families (Blackwell Companions to Sociology) by Jacqueline Scott on page 24, and page 26
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