Tag Archives: Same-Sex Couples

Wrong Questions About Same-Sex “Marriage”

We’re continually asking and answering the wrong questions about same-sex “marriage.” Defenders ask, “what’s wrong with it?” Opponents answer by pointing out its various moral and social ill effects. Defenders deny that those effects happen or that they make any difference.Then they ask, “Since you can’t show it’s doing any harm, why not allow it?” …

November 2, 2008 – 9:54 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , | Comments (31)

If Not a Dolphin, If Not Yourself, Then Maybe a Robot

“Not tonight, dear, I have to reboot.” Artificial-intelligence researcher David Levy projected a mock image on a screen of a smiling bride in a wedding dress holding hands with a short robot groom. “Why not marry a robot? Look at this happy couple,” he said to a chuckling crowd…. In his 2007 book, Love and …

February 18, 2008 – 8:04 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (5)

Portable Alternative “Marriages”

From the Washington Times, via Family Scholars Blog, comes this news on portable polygamy: The British government has cleared the way for husbands with multiple wives to claim welfare benefits for all their partners, fueling growing controversy over the role of Islamic Shariah law in the nation’s cultural and legal framework…. a panel of four …

February 12, 2008 – 7:17 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (6)