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Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation

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From: David W. Fenton
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00
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Todd Andrews (tandrews@deltanet.com) wrote:
: David W. Fenton wrote:
: > Reliance on the reproduction argument is an admission of defeat since the
: > institution of _civil_ marriage has nothing whatsoever to do with
: > procreation.
: 
: WRong, dude.  The primary benefit offered to society, and the reason 
: that society gives such benefits to marriage (men and women, only) is 
: because it raises the next generation.

Here's your assignment for the day, Todd:

In one or more paragraphs, explain the difference between procreation and
parenting.

David W. Fenton                         |
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From: dwf4930@is2.nyu.edu (David W. Fenton)
Subject: Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation
Date: 1996/07/02
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