Switch to mobile friendly versionTop Christian Resources on the Marriage Debate (Books, Articles, Videos, Podcasts on Gay Marriage/Same-Sex Marriage)
It's the most difficult and contentious issue facing Christians in the Western world today, and we all need the best possible information available. This is especially true in the U.S, now that the Supreme Court has made gay marriage the law of the land.
This page presents some of the best biblically-informed books, articles, videos, and podcasts on the topic. It's not a comprehensive list; there is much, much more that could be included. But it's a reliable list that covers the major facets of the debate.
Scroll down the page for links relating to:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
School and College
Other
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Marriage Debate Resources
Primary Topic: Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
What is Marriage
by Ryan Anderson, Sherif Girgis, Robert P. George
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The Gay People Against Gay Marriage
by Tom Geoghegan, BBC
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
I'm Gay and I Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
by Doug Mainwaring
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The Unenforceability of Gay Marriage
by William Lane Craig
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The Social Costs of Abandoning the Meaning of Marriage
by Ryan T. Anderson, PhD
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Being on the "right side of history"
by Heather Wilhelm
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
DiscussingMarriage.org
by not named
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The argument against gay marriage and why it doesn't fail
by Robert George and Ryan Anderson
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Sexual Morality
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
A Vision for Marriage in Our Culture: Ten Essentials
by Tom Gilson
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Understand the Same-Sex Marriage Issue
by Amy K. Hall
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Other
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Consequences of Redefining It
by Ryan T. Anderson
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Sanity and Matrimony: Ten Arguments in Defense of Marriage
by Anthony Esolen
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The Injustice of Government Defining Marriage
by Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Marriage, Reason, and Religious Liberty: Much Ado About Sex, Nothing to Do with Race
by Ryan Anderson
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Format: Video
Gay man (Paddy Manning) argues against gay marriage in Ireland
by Paddy Manning
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
Sexuality is fluid, and not immutable, says gay researcher
by Lisa Diamond
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
What is Marriage?
by Ryan T. Anderson
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
Denying the equal rights of gays?
by Ryan T. Anderson, PhD
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
Gender is a real phenomenon, in jury selections, and in parenting
by Katy Faust
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Format: Video
We could have the most pro-marriage generation ever
by Katy Faust
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage
by Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
Same-Sex Marriage: Is Same-Sex Marriage a Good Policy Decision?
by Stand to Reason (www.str.org)
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Video
Format:
Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Video
Audio
Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Stand to Reason
by Gregg Koukl, Alan Shlemon, et al
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Format:
Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Video
Audio
Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Format: Other
What You Need to Know about Marriage
by The Heritage Foundation
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Other
Format: Book
Love and Respect
by Emerson Eggerichs
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Biblical Issues
Format: Book
Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity
by Anthony Esolen
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Book
Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage
by Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexual Morality
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Format: Book
What Is Marriage: A Defense
by Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, Robert P. George
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Book
Primary Topic: Sexual Morality
Format: Video
Fr. Robert Barron on Gay Marriage and the Breakdown of Moral Argument
by Fr. Robert Barron
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexual Morality
Format: Video
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Let’s Change Our Message on Sex
by Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Biblical Issues
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Format: Book
Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything
by Robert Reilly
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Format: Book
Primary Topic: Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Gay Historians say nobody is born gay
by David Benkof
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any: Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Format: Video
The Third Way.
by
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Format: Video
Format: Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
NARTH
by various
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
School and College
Format: Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Primary Topic: Biblical Issues
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
TRUTH AND GOODNESS: REVISIT OR REVISE?
by Kerry Decker
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexual Morality
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Same-Sex Marriage and the Evangelical Church: A Symposium
by John Stonestreet, et al.
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Format: Audio
A Biblical Look at Same-Sex Marriage
by John Stonestreet, Sean McDowell, Eric Metaxas
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Format: Audio
Format: Book
Can You Be Gay and Christian?: Responding With Love and Truth to Questions About Homosexuality
by Michael Brown
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Format: Book
Primary Topic: Other
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The SSM Bait and Switch
by Jonathan V Last
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Format: Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Collection of Resources
by Robert Gagnon
Academic/Scholarly Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Family Research Council
by Multiple Authors and Presenters
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Sexuality (gender, orientation, sexual identity, etc.)
Sexual Morality
Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
School and College
Format: Entire blog/website devoted to this topic
Primary Topic: Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Just the Facts, Ma’am: Rebutting the False "Inevitability" Narrative
by John C. Eastman
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Religious Freedom
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Other
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Primary Topic: Christians' Relationships with LGBT Persons
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
To Treat One Another As Humans
by Tom Gilson
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Biblical Issues
Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Everything Looks Different from Here On
by Tom Gilson
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any: Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
The Courage to Be on the Wrong Side of History: Lessons from Burke and Nietzsche
by Ryan Shinkel
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Sexual Morality
Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Primary Topic: Religious Freedom
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
Three Reasons Freedom of Religion Matters
by Tom Gilson
Introductory Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
You Will Be Assimilated
by Jonathan V. Last
Intermediate Level
Other topics covered, if any:
Defining Marriage (What Marriage Is)
Government (Courts, Legislatures, President, Governors, Elections, etc.)
Format: Text (article, blog entry, journal piece, etc.)
This list of resources was originally posted here.