North of Border, Gay Marriage Spurs Social Revolution
Katherine Kersten
A proposal to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman in Minnesota's Constitution is one of the biggest issues our state will face in the next legislative session.
Some people argue that same-sex marriage wouldn't change anybody else's marriage but merely expand the institution to provide equal rights for all.
Canada made same-sex marriage the law of the land in June. What's happened there in recent months suggests a different story.
Bishop Frederick Henry of the Catholic Diocese of Calgary, Alberta, has been at the forefront of Canada's battle over marriage.
When I spoke to Henry last week, he said that Canadians, too, were originally told that same-sex marriage was just a small step to promote "inclusiveness."
"But today in Canada a social revolution is underway," he said.
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