I INTERVIEWED DAVID BLANKENHORN on his new book, The Future of Marriage. I highly recommend the book. It has flaws–I’d say the beginning and the end are the weakest parts, oddly enough–but it’s absolutely worth your time if you are at all interested in the nature of and controversy over marriage and family structure.

Oh, and since I can, here’s what I think was the most interesting thing cut (for length reasons) from the version of the interview I submitted to the Post:

Q: What’s in this book that is unusual?

A: Being against gay marriage should not mean you’re against gay people. I talk about the equal dignity of sexual love, extending acceptance to gay and lesbian people. I separate myself from my religious tradition on this issue.

[Eve says: It’s pretty fascinating to see the degree to which The Future of Marriage is shaped by Blankenhorn’s memories of the civil rights movement, and his identity as a Southern liberal.]