Anderson, Girgis & George: Protecting Marriage Bans Nothing and Allows Companionship - See more at: http://www.nomblog.com/35577#sthash.OtwnImtt.dpuf
Gay Couple with child (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The authors of What is Marriage? One Man, One Woman, a Defense write in National Review Online that the conjugal view of marriage leaves everyone just as free to pursue companionship: "...Now then, the supporter of same-sex marriage asks, shall we deny all this [the benefits of marriage] to the thousands of men and women in same-sex relationships ? We shouldn’t, and we don’t. Whether or not these companionate ideals are all equally healthy to seek, all in one bond, and all specifically in marriage, the general desire that animates them — to know and serve one who knows and serves us — is the desire to love. No aim is nobler. But traditional marriage law denies these companionate ideals to no one . It does not discourage anyone from seeking them. Its more specific view of what makes a marriage can even liberate us for emotional intimacy in other bonds. And even if companionate bonds are impaired if deprived of p