Wednesday, December 03, 2003
It's been awhile since I've posted and yet this post will be worth the wait; not because of any sage advice nor witty remark rather because I have found a wonderfully concise opinion piece on a controversial issue which seems to emerge frequently on this and many other pages.
Dahlia Lithwick, a legal professional turned senior editor of Slate.com, has provided her trademark common-sense and anti-rambling digestion of another complex topic. I have long admired her skillfull prose; her analysis of the Massachussetts court decision on the issue of the rights of homosexuals to marriage does nothing to discourage my interest.
Her analysis focuses on the weaknesses of the argument put forth by opponents of gay marriage that marriage is a sacred and precious institution. Lithwick argues that regardless of the merits of gay marriage, these opponents should look more closely at the current state of the institution of marriage before lifting it up to such a faultless status. Her message -- that those who would cast the first stone at gay marriage perhaps should consider cleaning up the troubles which currently plague straight marriage -- is provocative to say the least.
Dahlia Lithwick, a legal professional turned senior editor of Slate.com, has provided her trademark common-sense and anti-rambling digestion of another complex topic. I have long admired her skillfull prose; her analysis of the Massachussetts court decision on the issue of the rights of homosexuals to marriage does nothing to discourage my interest.
Her analysis focuses on the weaknesses of the argument put forth by opponents of gay marriage that marriage is a sacred and precious institution. Lithwick argues that regardless of the merits of gay marriage, these opponents should look more closely at the current state of the institution of marriage before lifting it up to such a faultless status. Her message -- that those who would cast the first stone at gay marriage perhaps should consider cleaning up the troubles which currently plague straight marriage -- is provocative to say the least.
