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...William G. Sinkford Copyright © Tikkun magazine 2008 William G. Sinkford on Gay Marriage LEARNED OF YOUR E LECTIO N ON A L A TE-N IG H T FLIG H T TO A FR IC A . W H E N T H E PILO T ANNOU NCED THAT YOU would be the 44th president of the United States, many...

..., “They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together. They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies.” This message is central to the Sikh approach to understanding marriage. Contrary to the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and the Sikh Rehat Maryada (Code...

...Russell Nieli Copyright © Tikkun magazine 2009 Politics & Society The Marriage of a One-State and a Two-State Solution by Russell Nieli This article was adaptedfrom the second half of a talk on the Palestinian...

...? these same-sex unions are heterosexual “love marriages” and and “love marriages” heterosexual are unions same-sex...

...MARK I. WALLACE During the recent presidential election, Billy Graham asked Americans to “vote for candidates” who “defend our religious freedoms.” As I think “the biblical definition of marriage” and “sanctity of life” are code for the Republican Party’s resistance to marriage equality...

... have strong disagreements because that is what makes Tikkun a location for a true diversity of ideas. Tikkun reserves the right to edit your letters to fit available space in the magazine. Copyright © Tikkun magazine 2013 MULTI-FAITH MARRIAGES Donna Schaper’s web article “Beyond...

... the transformative) goals of inclusion in the military, inclusion in the MacNeil/Leh rer NewsHour’s live broadcast back in January 1991 institution of marriage, and biller inclusion in the national work­ by chaining themselves to Robert MacNeil’s desk with signs de­ force via federal nondiscrimination...

... these family, bringing grief family, grief agony Iand bringing loved.to those Iand joy—but my was and my also marriage destroying gratitude...

... to pressingS issues such as terrorism, financial collapse, a sick health care system, and global warming. Equally urgent is the need for a better family policy, but the compo­ nents of a coherent spiritual progressive approach tend to get lost in the furor over abortion, gay marriage, and marriage...

... nent Evangelical Christians such as Rick Warren and Bill Hybels are softening the anti-abortion and “preserving mar­ riage” (i.e. anti-same sex marriage) rhetoric to seek common...

... norm. preserve traditional marriage in To examine how heteropatriarchy is order to] protect the United States the building block of U.S. empire, we can from those...

... tragicomic wit, the nostalgia of the “happy childhood,” asking “If we were so happy, / why weren’t we happy?” When Bloch revisits the subject of happiness as reflected in her parents’ long marriage, she presents the subtleties and complexities by contrasting the “noisy bedsprings” with the “clashing...

... significant. Her life was the better for this ancient practice. A saving rhythm insinuated itself into her zany week — relaxation coupled itself with recreation and good eats. And perhaps most important, quality time with her spouse and children reappeared just when it and the marriage seemed to be slipping...

... incompleteness.” As state after state approves gay marriage, it can be tempting to jump to the conclusion that the most pressing issues for LGBTQ people have been “solved.” Taken together, these two books offer an illuminating reality check. Speaking OUT , a photo essay that pairs...

... of these), has so far included religion on only the negative when the civil rights struggle questions a status quo largely sup­ side of the argument. The Bible forbids homosexuality, we are ported by religion. We may no longer remember the musty reli­ told. Heterosexual marriage is at the core...

...Kittredge Cherry ( jesusinlove.org ) A closer look at the lives of aging LGBTQ people reveals how deeply identity politics and class politics are entangled. Here, an older protester rallies for marriage equality in Pasadena, California. ...

... OF THE ANTI-OCCUPATION PASSOVER as marriage, militarism, and the prison industrial complex. In Seder held by Jewish Voice for Peace in Seattle this both movements, we need to create spaces outside of institutions spring, I looked around at my community of more that help...