From the Huntington Herald-Disptch, a thoughtful editorial by Diane Mufson on the connection between the battle for interracial marriage and same-sex marriage.

The book, “What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America,” by Peggy Pascoe, a history professor at the University of Oregon, addresses the events occurring over many years when marriage between African-Americans and Caucasians (whites) was legally prohibited solely because of race.

The idea of miscegenation also raises a basic question. Who should legally be permitted to marry whom in this nation? The question of the legality of interracial marriage is now passé. The current controversial marital issue is gay marriage. Sometime in the future it will likely be resolved as was the race issue. And when it is, we will find that gay marriage won’t destroy our nation.

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