Word: strengthen
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...insist that gay marriage is corrosive of family values and that homosexuals are deviants unsuited to raise children. Those of us who favor gay marriage are constantly repeating the obvious to counter such backward claims—that homosexuality is not intrinsically wrong and that if we want to strengthen families, the last thing we should do is deprive citizens of an institution that can facilitate strong family bonds. Indeed, it is sad that we have to continue fighting the same kind of flawed, regressive logic that social conservatives have used for centuries to deprive whole sections of the population...
...naitonal security - has signaled that it would be prepared to invade to prevent such an outcome. Turkish prime minister Recip Erdogan left Washington last Wednesday plainly unconvinced by President Bush's assurances on the issue of Kurdish autonomy. And the weekend's bombings in Irbil are expected to strengthen the secessionist impulse among Iraqi Kurds...
Gutmann said in an interview that she hopes to take advantage of Penn’s “cohesive” campus—with all of its graduate schools proximate to the arts and sciences—to further strengthen ties between the schools...
...easier for him to say a dehumanized “no” to gay America than a face-to-face “no” to one gay American. It’s easier to describe the Defense of Marriage Act as one more way to strengthen marriages, as if two men tying the knot in Boston somehow weakens the conjugal bonds of a straight couple in Dallas. And it will be easier to call a new doctrine of discrimination the Federal Marriage Amendment, though the Historically Unprecedented Hijacking of the Constitution to Single Out a Group...
...Last week's amendments to Pakistan's constitution strengthen the role of the President. Still, the U.S. can't count on Musharraf escaping future attacks. In the event of his death, the law prescribes that he be succeeded by Senate chairman Mohammad Mian Soomro until an election is held. But given its dominant role in Pakistani politics, the military could well seize power. That might keep Pakistan's nuclear weapons safe; the program has always been controlled by the generals, even during civilian governments. Bush told reporters on New Year's Day he believed Pakistan's nuclear arsenal was secure...