My Round One reply Jameson Doig on the nature of marriage

This morning I posted Jameson Doig's opening salvo in the debate on marriage that he and I are conducting this week at Public Discourse.  Here is my reply:

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/07/13526/

Each of us was given 2500 words for our opening contributions. On Wednesday, Professor Doig will reply to my reply.  On Thursday, I will complete round two with a reply to his reply to me.  For this round, each of us will have 1500 words.  On Friday, we will post a joint essay reviewing our debate.

For interested readers who have not yet read Professor Doig's opening contribution, here is the link. (Since I am replying to him, it makes sense to read his contribution first.)

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/07/13501/