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Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble

The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
By Mike Madden

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  • Monday, August 18, 2008 06:23 PM

    Linda English

    That's exactly the situation in Quebec - civil unions are the only legal thing (and gay as well as hetero couples are eligible), and any religious or other kind of marriage ceremony people want they are free to do on their own.

    But this doesn't address Jim's objection. It removes marriage from the legal definition and turns it over to people to make of it whatever they want. Fine by me - but not for the Marriage Defenders.

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