Gay Marriage in Theology, Law and Politics
boisi center for religion and american public life
Further Reading:
Article:
A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage by David Blankenhorn and John Rauch, New York Times, February 22, 2009
Books: A Time to Embrace by William Stacy Johnson
Excerpt (chart): "Same-Gender Relationships in the Church: Seven Theological Viewpoints"
The Future of Marriage by David Blankenhorn
Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan
Websites:
Gay Marriage Issue Resources: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
This issue page from The Pew Forum, a non-partisan, non-advocacy organization
that takes no position on policy debates, offers an excellent collection of legal, political
and theological resources about the gay marriage debate.
Institute for American Values: Resources on Marriage
Advocates and Advocacy Groups:
CherylJacques.org
DOMA watch
Freedom to Marry
Family Research Council
Human Rights Campaign
Institute for American Values
Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry
MassEquality
Official Statements of Religious Organizations:Many of these links were assembled by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (see above).
Roman Catholic Church:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:
* Statement on Unions between Homosexual Persons (March 2003)
* Statement on Pastoral Care for Homosexual Persons (October 1986)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
* Marriage and Family
* How does legalizing same-sex marriage deny the true nature of marriage?
* National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage
Episcopal Church
Islam
Judaism:
Reconstructionist
Reform
Conservative
Orthodox
National Association of Evangelicals
Southern Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church
Other Documents:
Federal Marriage Amendment (Proposed) - Library of Congress
Federal Defense of Marriage Act - signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996
Goodridge v Dept of Public Health - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decision (2004)