The American Principles Project has posted the first segment of “a detailed version shorter presentation delivered at Boston College’s March 2009 Symposium on the Jurisprudence of Marriage” by Rev. Robert John Araujo, SJ. An excerpt:
In previous essays I have explored the question of ‘what is equality?’ within the contexts of the thoughts and objectives of the Framers of the American Republic as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the self-evident truth that ‘all men are created equal.’ The first essay was a general inquiry and presented an argument about the meaning of equality within the context of the American republic’s foundation. The second article concentrated on the equality argument made in support of abortion access and practice. I would now like to explore the question about the meaning of equality in the framework of another challenging American political and legal debate that generates passion among participants, i.e., same-sex marriage.
