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02522aam a2200409 a 4500 001 87017840E05511E1B4DE4CCF6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120807010223 008 120118s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012000390 020 $a 0199756317 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199756315 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0199756325 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199756322 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)757485453 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d VP@ $d BIB $d NSB $d CDX $d SILO 050 00 $a HQ1033 $b .C675 2012 082 00 $a 306.84/8 $2 23 100 1 $a Corvino, John, $d 1969- 245 1 $a Debating same-sex marriage / $c John Corvino and Maggie Gallagher. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c c2012. 300 $a 281 p. ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Point/counterpoint 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-274) and index. 505 0 $a The case for same-sex marriage / John Corvino -- The case against same-sex marriage / Maggie Gallagher -- Reply to Gallagher / John Corvino -- Reply to Corvino / Maggie Gallagher. 520 $a Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. This work provides a roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach, the authors, one a philosopher and prominent gay advocate, and the other a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage, explore fundamental questions: What is marriage for? Is sexual difference essential to it? Why does the government sanction it? What are the implications of same-sex marriage for children's welfare, for religious freedom, and for our understanding of marriage itself? While the authors disagree on many points, they share the following conviction: Because marriage is a vital public institution, this issue deserves a comprehensive, rigorous, thoughtful debate. 650 0 $a Same-sex marriage. 650 0 $a Gay couples $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 650 0 $a Lesbian couples $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 700 1 $a Gallagher, Maggie. 830 0 $a Point/counterpoint series (Oxford, England) 941 $a 4 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508020718.0 952 $l VMPC334 $d 20170118032843.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161006023705.0 952 $l LOAX706 $d 20150508012255.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=87017840E05511E1B4DE4CCF6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search