From global conferences to tiny parish gatherings, pro-family advocate Dale O'Leary has traveled the world defending marriage against radical activists intent on rewriting its age-old definition.
Gay couple leaving for honeymoon
Now, in One Man, One Woman, the first book of its kind written for Catholics, O'Leary shares her knowledge and experience of every facet of the gay-marriage debate:
politics, psychology, biology, religion, and social science.
With clarity and force she tackles the many myths surrounding this contentious issue, showing that:
Gay people are not "born that way" (scientists have never found a "gay gene" and never will), but neither do they purposely "choose" their condition
By their very nature, homosexual relationships reject the traditional marital ideals of permanence, fidelity, and mutual self-giving
Since marriage is much more than just a private matter between two individuals, radically redefining it will inevitably have grave ill effects on all of society |
Jesus' command to "judge not" doesn't compel us to approve of homosexual behavior or same-sex marriage (but we are called to speak the truth in love)
Research has conclusively shown that children fare best with a mother and a father -- and gay activists know this
The battle over gay marriage is but one part of a larger war against traditional morality and religion, and this war won't end even when the issue is settled |
O'Leary shows how the redefinition of marriage in Europe and Canada has already taken a predictable toll on marriage rates, family stability, religious freedom, and, particularly, on the well-being of children.
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Already there are ominous signs that radical social engineers are plotting a similar course for the United States: toward a future in which marriage is considered an anachronism, and "intolerant" beliefs are strictly censored.
But there's still time to avert that course, she says, and to that end she includes a twelve-point practical plan for saving marriage for the next generation -- a plan that begins and ends not with anger, but with genuine love and compassion.
So whether you're trying to fight City Hall, answer the challenges of a relative or friend, or even quiet your own nagging doubts, One Man, One Woman is your single source for the facts you need to understand and defend the truth about marriage.
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One Man, One Woman
by Dale O'Leary
340 pgs pbk $19.95
From the Author's Introduction:
"This book is an effort to bring together the best evidence about
the nature and origins of Same-sex Attraction, as well as about the agenda and tactics
of gay activists -- particularly regarding the redefinition of
marriage. I hope it can serve as a guide for those who want to be
able to respond compassionately, but also intelligently and uncompromisingly,
both to the aggressive claims of activists and to the earnest questions of those who remain uncommitted in the
battle.
"For a battle it is. After a decade of work, I am more convinced
than ever that this is the defining issue of our time. Lose here, and
we lose the next generation. Prevail, and we lay the foundation
for
a civilization of love." |
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Why I Spent Ten Years
Writing This Book,
and
Why
You Need to Read It
One Man, One Woman
by Dale O'Leary
340 pgs pbk $19.95
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Dale O'Leary is an award-winning journalist and an internationally known lecturer on marriage, feminism, life issues, and the Culture Wars. As a reporter for several Catholic magazines and newspapers, she covered the prolife movement, Operation Rescue, and the United Nation's conferences in Cairo, Beijing, and New York. Her book The Gender Agenda: Redefining Equality has been published in three languages. For a number of years, she wrote for The Providence Journal. |
Dale has lectured across the United States and in Italy, Ireland, Austria, Hungry, Switzerland, El Salvador, Mexico, and the Philippines. Her articles have appeared in Catholic World Report, the NARTH Bulletin, and L'Osservatore Romano. She has also made frequent appearances on television and radio. In preparation for writing this book, she spent ten years researching same-sex attraction and interviewing therapists and persons who have come out of homosexuality. |
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