As many fight to change the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, others are fighting to keep marriage between one man and one woman. Below is Christianity Today's coverage of and response to the same-sex marriage debate.
Editorials—Where we stand
Let No Law Put Asunder
A constitutional amendment defending marriage is worth the effort. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 01/26/2004
The Next Sexual Revolution
By practicing what it preaches on marriage, the church could transform society. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 08/27/2003
Mortified in Vancouver
A church's actions can be in conflict with its professed faith only so long before faithful Christians wonder how much hypocrisy they can stand. A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 07/30/2002
Just Married?
God makes marriage a sacred invasion of privacy. A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 4/26/2000
Reforming Sex by Rolodex
Trying to influence the church by influencing society through the mass media may be effective, but it's bad ecclesiology A Christianity Today Editorial | posted 03/06/2000
More opinion
Banning Gay Marriage Is Not The Answer
Legal actions aren't loving if they're all we do, says the author of Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would. By Chad W. Thompson | posted 09/01/2004
What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female. By Edith M. Humphrey | posted 8/20/2004
Societal Suicide
Legalizing gay marriage will lead to more family breakdown and crime. By Charles Colson with Anne Morse | posted 5/24/2004
Why Not Gay Marriage?
If people believe marriage is just an invention, then they will feel free to change it, redefine it, or even discard it. By Charles Colson & Nancy Pearcey | posted 10/10/1996
Weblog: Gay Marriage Ends (For Now)
Plus: Archbishop of Canterbury calls for politicians to "admit error or miscalculation" on Iraq. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 04/21/2004
Speaking Out: Why Gay Marriage Would Be Harmful
Institutionalizing homosexual marriage would be bad for marriage, bad for children, and bad for society. By Robert Benne and Gerald McDermott | posted 02/19/2004
Thinking Straight
Court decisions cheer opponents of same-sex marriage. by Madison Trammel | posted 08/15/2006
Gay Marriage Roadblocks
California Supreme Court voids San Francisco unions as a federal judge says the Defense of Marriage Act is constitutional. By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS | posted 09/01/2004
Weblog: Which Federal Marriage Amendment?
Plus: Church of England rejects "heresy trials," Narnia actors revealed, Va. prosecutor criticized for acting on his faith, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 07/13/2004
'A Man and a Woman'
Activists say the Federal Marriage Amendment will be the defining issue in the next election. By Sheryl Henderson Blunt | posted 11/24/2003
Weblog: The End of Traditional Marriage?
Religious activists say Massachusetts decision is monumental—and may be cause for revolt. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/19/2003
Sowing Confusion
One small ruling for Texas; one giant leap into a cultural abyss. By Charles Colson with Anne Morse | posted 10/03/2003
The Marriage Battle Begins
Profamily and gay activists agree: Texas decision sets significant precedent. By John W. Kennedy | posted 08/11/2003
Weblog: Ontario Court Throws Out Marriage Definition
Plus: A teacher fights to evangelize kids after school, church attacked in India, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 06/11/2003
Weblog: British Columbia Allows Same-Sex Marriages
Plus: The National Day of Prayer, Church arsenic poisoning case ruled a homicide, and links to other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 05/02/2003
Marriage in the Dock
Massachusetts case on gay marriage could set off chain reaction. By John W. Kennedy | posted 04/25/2003
State Lawmakers Scramble to Ban Same-Sex Marriages
Lawmakers in at least 23 states this year are expected to address the controversial issue of whether unions between homosexual couples should be legally recognized. By Kim A. Lawton | posted 02/03/1997
Related Issues
Pick Your Shibboleths Wisely
Do we really want to be known as the generation who gave marriage over to the government? By By Daniel A. Crane | posted 09/20/2004
Same-Sex Rites Cause Campus Stir
Marriage-minded homosexual college students are finding that their university chapels are in some cases off-limits for same-sex-union ceremonies posted 08/11/1997
From Our Sister Publications
Same-Sex Marriage: What Can I Say?
Four pastors discuss the pressures and opportunities of the current controversy. from Leadership Journal
A Marriage Revolution
Same-sex marriage makes perfect sense—if you buy North American culture's take on sex and marriage. By David Neff | Marriage Partnership
Let Us Not Set Asunder
The threat of gay marriage challenges Christians to defend older, better definitions of marriage. But what are those definitions, and how did they develop? By Collin Hansen | Christian History
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