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Alliance for Marriage
-- "is a
501(c)(3) non-profit research and education organization dedicated
to promoting marriage" for the conservative viewpoint.
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Between
Man and Woman:
About
Marriage and Same-Sex Unions from the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops for the Catholic viewpoint of the topic.
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Considerations regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to
Unions between Homosexual Persons -- official Vatican
document and teaching.
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The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 -- in the US Congress
(this is NOT the same as an amendment of the Constitution), in .pdf
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Divorce:
A Legal Overview
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Fighting
for Marriage -- a FAQ and includes polling data.
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Gay
Rights -- from Public Agenda, an organization that "unbiased
and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American
leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from
education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility
in American life."
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Iowa Supreme Court Rules in Marriage Case --
full text from the Iowa Supreme court which is 69 pages long in
.pdf format.
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Marriage
and Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions -- a discussion paper
from the Canada Department of Justice. Click
here for the Decision of that Supreme Court.
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Marriage:
an overview --
from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
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Pew Forum on Religion &
Public Life: Gay Marriage -- This nonpartisan organization
provides information (news, backgrounders, polls and surveys), but
takes no position on "issues at the intersection of religion and
public affairs".
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Proposition 8 Cases -- from the California Supreme Court, it
also contains an mp3 download of
the March 5th oral argument.
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Same-Sex
Marriage --
from "about.com", FAQ sheet, laws, and more.
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Same-Sex
Marriage: Bibliography of the Legal Literature
-- Rutgers Law Library, Newark. Excellent site.
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Same-Sex
Marriage & Civil Unions
-- all sides of the issue from the Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
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Same-Sex
Marriage: the issues -- a well-organized page
from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for the progressive viewpoint to the topic.
