Divorcing Marriage: Unveiling the Dangers in Canada's New Social Experiment - Softcover

Douglas Farrow; Daniel Cere

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773528954 ISBN 13: 9780773528956

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Written for a broad readership, Divorcing Marriage sheds light on three central questions: How did Canada come to the point of proposing a redefinition of marriage? Where would redefinition take Canadian society? Do the Charter and equality rights mandate exchanging an opposite-sex institution for one built on the union of two persons ? The contributors ask Canadians to pause for reflection and take a closer look at the arguments for and against redefinition of marriage. They implore us to examine the effects of marriage on children, the law, freedom of speech and religion, and society as a whole.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Cere is director of the Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law, and Culture in Montreal and a consultant to several North American think-tanks.
Douglas Farrow is associate professor of Christian thought at McGill University, author or editor of

Review:

"Whatever one's view on gay marriage, this volume injects a sturdy dose of realism into a debate that tends to be driven by ideology and naivete." Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor of political science, University of Chicago "For those of us who are concerned about judicial pre-emption of ordinary democratic political processes, this book is a welcome and well-reasoned contribution to the much-needed public discussion of what is at stake in the current marriage debate." Mary Ann Glendon, professor of law, Harvard University

About this edition

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0773528954
• ISBN 13: 9780773528956
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208