Male and Female He Made Them: Questions and Answers about Marriage and Same-Sex Unions - Softcover

M.D. Mary Jo Anderson; Robin Bernhoft

9781888992755: Male and Female He Made Them: Questions and Answers about Marriage and Same-Sex Unions

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888992751 ISBN 13: 9781888992755

Publisher: Catholic Answers, 2005

Our society today is undergoing tremendous assaults on marriage and the family. Sadly, many people do not realize the extent to which their enemies are succeeding. If this attack continues unchecked, the consequences will be disastrous. The battle currently being waged focuses particularly on marriage and is culminating in the fight for homosexual marriage. Proponents have persuaded much of the public that such unions are a matter of justicea matter of rights." The authors lead the reader through the homosexual marriage debate in these key areas: Same-sex unions and society, the nature of marriage, political considerations, what the Church teaches, what the Bible says, and what medical science reveals. Their goal is to help citizens recover a known but marginalized truth: Marriage and family life ordered to the divine design builds healthy communities. The cultural battle for the preservation of marriage is not one of religion, politics, geography, or ethnicity. Marriage is, quite simply, the human future.

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From the Publisher:

Our society today is undergoing a tremendous assault on marriage and the family. Sadly, many good people do not realize that if this attack is allowed to continue unchecked, the consequences will be disastrous for society.

The battle that is currently being waged focuses particularly on marriage, and is culminating in the fight for "gay marriage." Some wonder why there is such concern about same-sex marriage. If two people really love each other, why should it matter whether the couple consists of a man and a woman, two men, or two women? Proponents of same-sex unions have persuaded much of the public that such unions are a matter of "justice," a matter of "rights."

But the same voices for "diversity" shout down scholars and medical experts who offer hope for those who struggle with homosexuality. Experts have demonstrated that homosexual tendencies and same-sex attraction disorder can be prevented. Effective parental education and early childhood counseling can save thousands from a lifetime of sexual confusion and personal grief. Yet this truth is unwelcome in public discourse, ridiculed in academia, and discarded by public policy makers.

Why is this information suppressed?

Mary Jo Anderson and Dr. Robin Bernhoft discuss this question, along with many of today's most pressing questions on the topic of same-sex marriage in their new book "Male and Female He Made Them." In a question-and-answer format, the book leads the reader through the gay marriage debate in six sections:

1) Same-sex unions and society 2) The nature of marriage 3) What the Church teaches 4) What medical science says 5) What the Bible says 6) Political considerations

This book is designed to be a user-friendly guide that is easily accessible for reference purposes.

Within this book, you will find the answers to these questions:

- How would same-sex unions destroy the meaning of marriage? - What are the benefits of traditional marriage? - How are children affected by same-sex partnerships? - What is so definite about marriage that it is not open to redefinition? - Why must the "other half" of a marriage be of the opposite sex? - Why is the Catholic Church so protective of marriage? - How can the marriage of a man and a woman be a sign of Christ and the Church? - How does the definition of gender affect the question of marriage? - Is homosexuality genetic, or does same-sex attraction stem from other factors? - Is there any hope for a Christian who struggles with same-sex attraction? - What would legalized same-sex unions mean to Catholics?

The goal of this volume is to help citizens recover a known but marginalized truth: Marriage and family life ordered to the divine design builds healthy, peaceful communities.

The cultural battle for the preservation of marriage is not one of religion, politics, geography, or ethnicity. Marriage is, quite simply, the human future.

If you want to learn the truth about the fight for homosexual marriage, you'll want to be sure to order a copy of "Male and Female He Made Them" today.

About the Author:

Mary Jo Anderson is an internationally renowned writer, speaker, and activist for orthodox Catholicism. She writes for major Catholic magazines, serves on the editorial board and as a contributing editor of others, and is a regular guest on EWTN television's The Abundant Life She covers the Vatican mission to the United Nations and has given addresses at a wide range of institutions. Robin Bernhoft, M.D., is chairman of the National Parents Commission, a Catholic educational apostolate, and co-host of Welcome Home a syndicated weekly Catholic TV and radio show.

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