Wedding Church And State
by Susan Jacoby
The men of faith who helped frame the Constitution didn't need-or want-government to promote their personal beliefs.
http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10025-----------------------------
**Conservatives support of same sex marriage:
Strange Bedfellows
by Dale Carpenter
Social liberals partner with political conservatives on gay marriage.
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10017---------------------------
A Conservative Christian Case for Civil Same-Sex Marriage
<snip>
Why? Because the question of whether to allow civil same-sex marriage is a civil liberties question, and maintaining a respect for people's civil liberties in this country is always to the church's advantage. In fact, it is absolutely essential for the survival of our religious freedom in a pluralistic society. <snip>
http://www.musingson.com/ccCase.html