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I'm Krista Tippett. Today, gay marriage, broken or blessed.

We'll speak with two evangelical Christians who are struggling with the question of gay marriage

in contrasting ways. We'll hear how they think about the religious virtues at stake

and we'll explore their ideas about how our public conversation on this subject

could move to a different level. Take a good look at the creation,

apparently the creator likes diversity a lot more than we human beings do.

I would much rather have both sides really talk about what are the hopes and peers that go

into all of this rather than just ideologically trading rhetoric.

This is speaking of faith. Stay with us.

I'm Krista Tippett. Our culture's acrimonious debate on gay marriage has been framed in religious

and largely conservative Christian terms. This hour we'll go behind the rhetoric to explore the

hopes and fears this subject arouses. We'll name hard questions to evangelicals on both sides of

this issue are asking themselves and questions they would like to ask of others.

From American public media, this is speaking of faith, public radio's conversation about religion,

meaning ethics and ideas. Today, gay marriage, broken or blessed.

I, Michael, take you, Michael. To be my lawful, wedded spouse. To be my lawful, wedded spouse.

To heaven to hold. To heaven to hold. From this day forward. From this day forward.

Same-sex marriage is legal in four countries, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada.

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