"A Losing Argument"

Speaking at a panel at the New School last week, conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat argued that opposition to marriage equality is a "losing argument." Himself an opponent of marriage equality, Douthat claimed that he generally avoids the issue because of his discomfort debating the merits of marriage equality on religious grounds. Douthat also noted that secular arguments against marriage equality are too abstract to gain traction with the public. He later told The New York Observer, "If I were putting money on the future of gay marriage, I would bet on it."