Notice the framing of the question . . . hear the bells?

Sherif Girgis, Ryan Anderson, and I will, of course, be publishing a reply to Charles Reid's critique of what he claims is our argument. In the meantime, though, I'm wondering whether there are any MoJers who hold that "love makes a marriage." I also wonder whether any MoJers believe that Sherif, Ryan, or I (or, for that matter, anyone), believes that "sex makes a marriage." Just pause for a minute and think about the manifest implausibility of these propositions. Professor Reid's framing of the dispute, and his characterizations of his own side's position and that of those of us on the other side, should set off alarm bells in the reader's mind. Our aim in replying will be to show that those alarm bells are fully warranted.