Over the last few election cycles evangelicals have had to think seriously about their opposition to gay marriage. As homosexuality and gay marriage have become more culturally acceptable, evangelicals have been forced to contemplate their opposition to gay marriage in a way that was not necessary when homosexuality remained outside the bounds of acceptable political discourse. Several states–most recently Minnesota on May 21–have considered legislation which would codify heterosexual marriage and prohibit homosexual marriage or civil unions. A large majority of observant evangelicals believe that homosexuality is a sin and that gay marriage should not be legal (83% and 85%). Interestingly, evangelicals are less opposed to civil unions (67%). That statistically significant difference needs explanation.
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Interview with Thomas Kidd
In Interviews on 20 October 2010 at 3:38 pm
Dr. Kidd, thanks for taking the time to introduce us to your latest book God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution. What is the basic premise of God of Liberty?
There is no historical topic more debated in America today than the role of faith in the American Founding. In God of Liberty, I show that religion was everywhere in the era of the Revolution, from days of prayer and fasting called by the Continental Congress, to the chaplains who served in Washington’s army, to the political principles of religious liberty and equality by God’s common creation of humankind. Unlike in today’s political arena, public principles of faith tended to unite Americans of very different personal beliefs.
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