2013 – Giant IF

10 ways the opposition to gay marriage insults all of us

September 30, 2018April 7, 2013 by Gretchen

What I didn’t mention in the previous post about the purpose of marriage, because I intended to discuss it in this post, is that marriage currently serves– for many people, at least– the purpose of cementing gender roles. The single biggest fear of gay marriage opponents honestly seems to be that if men are allowed … Read more

Forward Thinking: What is the purpose of marriage?

September 30, 2018April 6, 2013 by Gretchen

Libby Anne and Dan Finke at Patheos have started a project called Forward Thinking, which is a series of questions they put to bloggers to encourage them to think productively. The replies to these questions are then rounded up and a new prompt posted. This is my second crack at it. The first can be found here. This round’s … Read more