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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 8, 2008

A Discrimination Paradox?

California's same-sex marriage decision unearths a prickly conflict: anti-discrimination policies implemented discriminatorily, writes Stephen DeBoer. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Stephen DeBoer
This article appears on Page 4

      The recent California Supreme Court decision holding it unconstitutional to forbid same-sex marriage left a host of ramifications in its wake. In particular, it unearthed a conflict between a same-sex couple's newly found right to marry and the age-old right to free exercise of religion. While this clash will likely be battled out on many fronts, in o...

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