Getting the Marriage Conversation Right- TABLE OF CONTENTS

a guide for effective dialogue

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Part 1
Rebuilding a Marriage Culture..........................................................1

• Searching for clearer ways to communicate
• Reality-based thinking
• Formation for evangelization of culture
• Faith and Action Circles

Part 2
Public Policy:
The Civil Recognition of Marriage...................................................13

• What is Marriage?
• Explaining the reality of marriage
• What is “same-sex marriage”?

Part 3
Reversing the Breakdown of Marriage
that is Touching Almost Every Family.............................................21

• A concern for every parent
• “One of the great social tragedies”
• An imperative of social justice

Part 4
Questions to Pose and Ponder about the
Rights of Children...................................................................................27

Part 5
Avoiding Common Traps that Hinder Communications for
Advocating Public Policy about Marriage and Family.............................33

Part 6
Frequently Asked Questions about Redefining
Marriage and Related Issues.................................................................43

• Getting Off on the Right Foot Q-1—Q-7...................................43
• Time for Capitulation and
  Ending the Culture War? Q-8—10............................................47
• Alternative Families, Gay Parenting, and
  Procreation Q-11—Q-18..........................................................50
• What Difference Would It Make
• to Your Marriage? Q-19—Q-20................................................53
• Civil Marriage vs.
  Religious Marriage Q-21—Q-22...............................................55
• Church and State, Fundamental Right to Marry,
  and Interracial Marriage Q-23—Q-26.......................................56
• Adoption Q-27—Q-28..............................................................59
• Love, Sexuality and
  Discrimination Q-29—Q-32......................................................60
• Conflict with Freedom of Conscience /
• Religious Expression Q-33— Q-34.........................................62
• Marriage AND
  Procreation / Infertility Q-35—Q-36.........................................64
• Economics Q-37—Q-39..........................................................65
• Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships Q-40—Q-41...............67

Appendix:
Quick Facts about the Breakdown of Marriage and Family.................69