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Divorcing Marriage : Unveiling the Dangers in Canada's New Social Experiment
by Daniel Cere and Douglas Farrow
Overview
Is redefining marriage to include same-sex unions simply an act of fairness to gays and lesbians - another step in the evolution of Canada into a just society? Or is it a hastily conceived social experiment that will undermine human rights, deflecting marriage from the support of children to the mere affirmation of sexual commitment between adults?
Written for a broad readership, Divorcing Marriage sheds light on three central questions: How did Canada come to the point of proposing a redefinition of marriage? Where would redefinition take Canadian society? Do the Charter and equality rights mandate exchanging an opposite-sex institution for one built on the union of two persons ? The contributors ask Canadians to pause for reflection and take a closer look at the arguments for and against redefinition of marriage. They implore us to examine the effects of marriage on children, the law, freedom of speech and religion, and society as a whole. The authors are prominent Canadians in the fields of law, ethics, political science, religion, and culture and include, among others, Margaret Somerville, Ted Morton, F.C. DeCoste, Katherine Young, and Liberal Party MP John McKay.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9780773528956
- ISBN-10: 0773528954
- Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publish Date: August 2004
- Dimensions: 9 x 6.22 x 0.54 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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