tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post8562737977520168942..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Same-Sex Marriage in Early AmericaPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-12619659610092925722015-03-15T12:10:13.398-06:002015-03-15T12:10:13.398-06:00Thanks for this post, Seth. Looks like a great boo...Thanks for this post, Seth. Looks like a great book -- and one that should be on my sexuality and American religion syllabus!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057837383151039398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-52918758567035690222015-03-14T14:19:55.325-06:002015-03-14T14:19:55.325-06:00Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early A...<i>Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America</i><br /><br />The title rather begs its question, and is not supported by the facts as stated in this essay.<br /><br /><i> To be sure, Charity and Sylvia spent their entire lives thinking of their sexual relationship as deeply wicked, and Charity showed an aversion to attending church on Sunday. They could never speak openly of each other as spouses and lived in fear of judgment.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Yet they always talked about themselves as "failed Christians" and never escaped the weight of their "wickedness," even as everyone around them praised their piety. </i><br /><br /><br /><br />Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com