ITAF Alumni Kendal Christensen writes on Same Sex Unions

In August the Ruth Institute held its first student conference, where students came from schools all over the United States and Mexico to participate in a long weekend of lectures and discussion. Kendal Christensen, BYU undergrad, was one of these students. Read his well thought out argument for traditional marriage! Bravo Kendal!!!!!

This article first appears on the Love and Fidelity blog here: http://www.loveandfidelity.org/blog/
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“Though I agree with proponents of gay marriage that “our nation was founded on the principle that all people should be treated equally,”[1] I profoundly disagree that extending the word “marriage” to include gay couples is only about “equality, freedom, and fairness, for all.”[2] The implications surrounding a redefinition of marriage go much deeper than merely “extending freedom” to everyone. The reasons I support the institution of marriage as only an association between one man and one woman—are (1) the intrinsic one-sidedness to redefining marriage and (2) the far-reaching consequences of such a redefinition. read the rest of this article...