What the Social Sciences Can (and Can't) Tell us about Gay Unions

June 12th, 2012 | 2 min read

Mark Regnerus recently published a new study comparing children raised within traditional marriages with those who were not. The study has generated a bit of discussion as people have attempted to sort out what it all might mean—or not mean—for marriage policy discussions.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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What the Social Sciences Can (and Can't) Tell us about Gay Unions

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