{"product_id":"same-sex-marriage-pro-and-con-a-reader-9781400078660","title":"Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con: A Reader","description":"With same-sex marriage igniting a firestorm of controversy in the press and in the courts, in legislative chambers and in living rooms, Andrew Sullivan, a pioneering voice in the debate, has brought together two thousand years of argument in an anthology of historic inclusiveness and evenhandedness. Among the selections included here: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage\u003cbr\u003e- Justice Kennedy's majority opinion and Justice Scalia's dissent in the 2003 landmark Supreme Court decision striking down anti-sodomy laws\u003cbr\u003e- President George W. Bush's call for a Federal Marriage Amendment\u003cbr\u003e- John Kerry's Senate speech urging defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act\u003cbr\u003e- Harvard historian Nancy F. Cott's testimony before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee\u003cbr\u003e- Reverend Peter J. Gomes on the distinction between civil and religious marriage\u003cbr\u003e- Stanley Kurtz on the politics of gay marriage\u003cbr\u003e- Evan Wolfson on the popularity of the right to marry among lesbians and gay men\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eop-ed columnist\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Brooks' conservative case for same-sex marriage\u003cbr\u003e- Excerpts from Genesis, Leviticus, and other essential biblical texts\u003cbr\u003e- Aristophanes's classic theory of same-sex love, from Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e- Hannah Arendt on marriage as a fundamental right\u003cbr\u003e- Camille Paglia's skepticism \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRepresenting the full range of perspectives and the most cogent and arresting arguments, \u003cb\u003eSame-Sex Marriage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis essential to a balanced understanding of the most pressing cultural question we face today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400078660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Sullivan is a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was editor from 1991-1996; a columnist for \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine; and daily writer for www.andresullivan.com, one of the most influential political weblogs. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVirtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality.\u003c\/i\u003e He holds a B.A. in modern history and modern languages from Oxford University and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. He lives in Washington D.C., and Providencetown, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302489124979,"sku":"9781400078660","price":25.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c4fda3ca-d64c-4f00-9736-cb8e59849e08.jpg?v=1770902069","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/same-sex-marriage-pro-and-con-a-reader-9781400078660","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}