How should public schools teach the gay marriage movement?

The civil rights movement is taught as a glorious triumph over the forces of bigotry. But using the same approach for same-sex marriage could step on religious liberties.

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A recent column of mine on whether opposing gay marriage is morally and legally analogous to being a racist has generated a lot of attention and provoked a fair amount of criticism. And that criticism provides an opportunity for me to push the debate in a somewhat different direction.

But first, a word about one line of criticism that appears to be a result of a misunderstanding.

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.