Stance On Issues
McManus has addressed many modern social, ethical and political issues in his column. Among his published views are:
- Sexuality: McManus has described LGBT relationships as "sordid", "tawdry", "lewd" and a "perversion".
- Gay marriage: McManus opposes both gay marriage and civil unions, or any legal recognition of same-sex relationships, pointing to "the tyranny of unelected judges redefining marriage" and claims that same-sex parenting is "harmful to children."
- Abortion: McManus is definitively pro-life. He proposes that women seeking an abortion should be counseled to marry the father instead of terminating the pregnancy, stating, "A healthy marriage is the answer to abortion and out-of-wedlock births."
- Divorce: McManus is an opponent of the no-fault divorce law. He believes that "Most divorces are filed by one person who alleges incompatibility, while the other spouse wants to save the marriage. Sadly, divorce is always granted. This column has long advocated that in cases involving children, when adultery or abuse is not alleged, divorce should only be granted if there is 'mutual consent' by husband and wife. What was entered into by two people, should not be ended, unless both people agree."
- Gun control: McManus is critical of what he describes as America's "weak gun control" and says it is time to "re-introduce an assault weapon ban, a national limit of one gun a month to anyone, an expansion of the Brady law to include gun show sales and a required check on mental backgrounds of buyers."
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