At the heart of these decisions, we would be pointing to a deep shift, one that not only acknowledges same-gender relationships but also understands that God blesses them.
"In my experience, people are acknowledging same sex partners and spouses much more often," she wrote.
In fact, American bishops submitted amicus briefs in support of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage there, and of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents the federal government from acknowledging same-sex marriages that are legal in a state.
There is, after all, a difference between striking down rarely-enforced sodomy laws in a handful of states and requiring all 50 states to acknowledge same-sex marriage, leaving at least a hint of uncertainty about whether Kennedy is ready for the big next step.
While the Disney Channel had previously acknowledged same-sex relationships on other shows, it was the first time that the family-friendly network featured a coming out story arc in a series.
Psychiatrists and feminist philosophers write that the rise in women acknowledging same-sex relationships is due to growing social acceptance, but also concede that "only a certain kind of lesbian slim and elegant or butch in just the right androgynous way is acceptable to mainstream culture".
Lamenting the choice of play for the memorial—"Goldfaden has written better things"—he nonetheless acknowledges, "that same bitter Shmendrick was our livelihood.
We don't need to wait much longer to acknowledge the same at another position.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Dan Crippen, budget experts who advised the McCain campaign, have quietly acknowledged the same.
Mr. Achmat acknowledged the same, fidgeting as if uncomfortable in his own reasoning.
"The plaintiff in the matter... would acknowledge the same," Cohen was quoted as saying.
