Post by Rev Hopkins on Oct 10, 2014 12:26:51 GMT -5
3 Truths About Marriage That Courts Can't Change
Monday was a difficult day. There was a sense, probably on both sides of the marriage issue, that there was little justice done.
The Supreme Court denied review of all of the pending marriage petitions, meaning that the court gave up its opportunity (at least for now) to settle the issue of whether the people of the various states have the right to define marriage in their state law as the union of one man and one woman. This means that in at least five additional states (Virginia, Utah, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Indiana) same-sex marriage licenses will be issued soon.
But amid the challenge of the day, for those of us who believe in marriage there are some truths about marriage that no one can change.Read mor here
Monday was a difficult day. There was a sense, probably on both sides of the marriage issue, that there was little justice done.
The Supreme Court denied review of all of the pending marriage petitions, meaning that the court gave up its opportunity (at least for now) to settle the issue of whether the people of the various states have the right to define marriage in their state law as the union of one man and one woman. This means that in at least five additional states (Virginia, Utah, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Indiana) same-sex marriage licenses will be issued soon.
But amid the challenge of the day, for those of us who believe in marriage there are some truths about marriage that no one can change.Read mor here