{"id":5865,"date":"2013-05-14T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2014-01-14T06:40:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:40:50","slug":"same-sex-marriage-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/same-sex-marriage-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Same-Sex Marriage Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\" https:\/\/plus.google.com\/103911280480982124182?rel=author\">Robin Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5867\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-spanvideo.org\/program\/310722-1?utm_source=RTA+Snell+Response+to+Hart+1&amp;utm_campaign=winstorg&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5867    \" alt=\"Sherif Girgis defends real marriage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sherif-Girgis.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sherif-Girgis.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sherif-Girgis-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sherif Girgis defends real marriage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In our earlier posts &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/can-ecclesiastical-marriage-be-separate-from-civil-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Can Ecclesiastical Marriage be Separated from Civil Marriage?<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/why-gay-marriage-is-a-public-threat-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why Gay Marriage is a Public Threat Part 2<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; I had occasion to quote from the book <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/What-Marriage-Sherif-Girgis\/dp\/1594036225\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1366086206&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=What+is+Marriage%3F?tag=robsrearef-20\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What is Marriage?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Sherif Girgis, Ryan Anderson and Robert George. This book is probably the most compelling defense of real marriage that is currently available. The website <strong><a href=\"whatismarriagebook.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.whatismarriagebook.com<\/a><\/strong>\/ gives summaries of the book&#8217;s arguments in addition to <a href=\"http:\/\/whatismarriagebook.com\/articles\/#.UZJVzkpp4a8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>further resources<\/strong><\/a> by the authors.<\/p>\n<p>Last January there was a fascinating debate on C-span in which one of the book&#8217;s authors, Sherif Girgis, debated Andrew Koppelman on &#8216;gay marriage&#8217; before an audience at the Harvard Law School. The entire debate can be watched <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-spanvideo.org\/program\/310722-1?utm_source=RTA+Snell+Response+to+Hart+1&amp;utm_campaign=winstorg&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. Both thinkers have a background in law and have clearly spend considerable time considering the question from their differing perspectives of legal theory. The debate isn&#8217;t easy-going and can get pretty technical, but it is still definitely worth watching if you have a free hour. This was the most civil and rational debate I have ever seen on this topic which is usually charged with emotion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that persons wishing to comment on this story must enter a valid email address. 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