Same-sex marriage: What now?

With the California Supreme Court's recent decision overturning the state's ban on same-sex nuptuals, Lambda Legal's Jon Davidson and the Alliance Defense Fund's Glen Lavy debate the future of gay marriage in California and the country.

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Who decides your rights?

Today's question: What should the legal standard be for prohibiting adults from engaging in behavior that doesn't appreciably hurt anyone else? Click here to read previous installments from this week's Dust-Up.

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Why regulate marriage at all?

Today's question: To what extent should government be involved in marriage? Why should or shouldn't it just leave marriage up to churches and other groups? Click here to read previous installment's from this week's Dust-Up.

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Gay marriage and the 'slippery slope'

Today's question: Is there any "slippery slope" after the California Supreme Court's decision? Click here to read previous installments from this week's Dust-Up.

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As California goes on gay marriage ...

Today's question: What effect, if any, might the California decision have on other states? Could this become an issue in the presidential campaign? Davidson and Lavy continue their debate. Click here to read Monday's installment.

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Gay marriage: Where to now?

Today's question: Where to now for gay marriage in California? All week, Alliance Defense Fund senior counsel Glen Lavy and Jon W. Davidson, legal director for Lambda Legal, debate the future of same-sex marriage in California and the country following the state Supreme Court's decision last week.


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