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To the Editor:
“Gay marriage” is an oxymoron, plain and simple. One doesn’t have to be from the religious right to be offended by the concept. The tradition of marriage, the value of marriage to life and society, and a number of other factors not directly related to religion all stand against the idea of gay marriage.
Many of us who support the rights of partners in a civil union are against gay marriage and always will be.
Many of us who have been strong supporters of civil rights and the end of Jim Crow now find ourselves directly opposed to gay marriage. This issue really is different from other civil rights issues.
Michael J. Gorman
Whitestone, Queens
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Dear Michael,
Why is it an oxymoron? How does it devalue the concept or tradition of marriage? How is it different from other civil rights issues? What non-religious factors cause you to stand against it?
Aggravated and Saddened in NJ
“Gay marriage” is an oxymoron, plain and simple. One doesn’t have to be from the religious right to be offended by the concept. The tradition of marriage, the value of marriage to life and society, and a number of other factors not directly related to religion all stand against the idea of gay marriage.
Many of us who support the rights of partners in a civil union are against gay marriage and always will be.
Many of us who have been strong supporters of civil rights and the end of Jim Crow now find ourselves directly opposed to gay marriage. This issue really is different from other civil rights issues.
Michael J. Gorman
Whitestone, Queens
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Dear Michael,
Why is it an oxymoron? How does it devalue the concept or tradition of marriage? How is it different from other civil rights issues? What non-religious factors cause you to stand against it?
Aggravated and Saddened in NJ