For the first time ever? Same-sex marriage in history -- In God's name? The religious war continues -- Is it so ordered? The path of the courts -- Why marry? The debate on the Left -- How conservative a project? The debate on the Right -- Defense of marriage act? The national debate begins -- Not in front of the children? Same-sex marriage and parenthood -- Slippery slope? The polygamy and adultery debate -- Whose life is it anyway? The real world of love and marriage -- Federal marriage amendment? The future of the legal and political battle