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Gay Marriage: Our Mutual Joy

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Newsweek - By Lisa Miller - Dec. 15 (Opinion) - Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does. Shall we look to Abraham, the great patriarch, who slept with his servant when he discovered his beloved wife Sarah was infertile? Or to Jacob, who fathered children with four different women (two sisters and their servants)? Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon and the kings of Judah and Israel—all these fathers and heroes were polygamists. The New Testament model of marriage is hardly better. Jesus himself was single and preached an indifference to earthly attachments—especially family. The apostle Paul (also single) regarded marriage as an act of last resort for those unable to contain their animal lust. "It is better to marry than to burn with passion," says the apostle, in one of the most lukewarm endorsements of a treasured institution ever uttered. Would any contemporary heterosexual married couple—who likely woke up on their wedding day harboring some optimistic and newfangled ideas about gender equality and romantic love—turn to the Bible as a how-to script?

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It's time

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Economist - Nov. 01 (Editorial) - It is impossible to forecast how important any presidency will be. Back in 2000 America stood tall as the undisputed superpower, at peace with a generally admiring world. The main argument was over what to do with the federal government’s huge budget surplus. Nobody foresaw the seismic events of the next eight years. When Americans go to the polls next week the mood will be very different. The United States is unhappy, divided and foundering both at home and abroad. Its self-belief and values are under attack.

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A threat explodes in Georgia

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Anne Applebaum - Aug. 09 (Opinion) - For the best possible illustration of why Islamic terrorism may one day be considered the least of our problems, look no farther than the BBC's split-screen coverage of yesterday's Olympic opening ceremonies.

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Tom Brokaw's Disturbing Defense of the Media and Iraq

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Editor & Publisher - By Greg Mitchell - May. 31 (Opinion) - What is most appalling, however, is that it took McClellan's book to produce a debate about this tremendously vital subject at all....[in the] coverage of the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war back in March, the media reviewed every aspect of the war and pointed fingers everywhere, except at the media. There was almost no self-assessment, after five years of war.

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