This four page undergraduate paper examines the gay marriage debate. The author notes that in attempting to resolve the conflict between people who support gay marriage and people who oppose it, many political, social, moral, religious, and practical issues must be taken into account in order to arrive at a just resolution for all concerned. Some of these issues are more complex and intractable than others, for they involve deeply held religious and moral beliefs shared by the vast majority of Americans, while social and practical issues are less troublesome and offer
