Alan Sears

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  04/26/2013

  When it Comes to Marriage, the Play's the Thing

  That's what my teacher friend's plight makes me think of, as I watch the manufactured groundswell of public support for redefining marriage.

  5 comments | Tags Homosexuality Politics Marriage
• 05/27/2012

  Peering Through the Smoke of the Marriage Debate

  Childhood camping experiences taught me you don't want green wood when you're starting a fire. It creates too much smoke. Plenty of heat, too, but mostly smoke, of the kind that envelops you and leaves you too blind to see the marshmallows and hot dogs you're burning to a crisp.

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• 03/29/2012

  The Battle Requires Perspective and Perseverance

  Frequently, in the fights for life, marriage, and religious freedom, it's easy to get caught up in the moment, throw one's hands up in the air, and wonder if the struggle is worth it. And this is especially so when it seems court decision after court decision is going the wrong way…for a time.

  6 comments | Tags Abortion Marriage
• 12/30/2010

  Morality and the Military

  Someday, historians will record the Senate’s repeal last week of the imperfect “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding homosexual behavior in the military as the loss of a battle.

  Tags Homosexuality