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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 24, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Guarding Tradition Is No Excuse for Denying People Liberties

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I just read Frank Coughlin's article asserting that opposition to gay marriage is not grounded in hate ("Protecting Marriage Is Grounded in Nature and Necessity - Not Hate," Oct. 21). Unfortunately, his arguments appear to prove the opposite. Here's his analysis, in his own words: "The best parts of who we are and who we can still become are grounded in traditional marriage." Marriage embodies "[t]he best of our laws, and the ...

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