Christians Vow to Resist Onslaught
of Same-sex Marriage Regardless of Cost
EXCERPT:
Anticipating a Supreme Court declaration that same-sex marriage is now a civil right, the signers of the “Pledge in Solidarity to Defend Marriage”state that they will “not respect an unjust law that directly conflicts with higher law,” knowing full well the consequences they might incur for taking such a stand.
The pledge was co-authored by Deacon Keith Fournier, editor in chief of Catholic Online, and Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, with input from Vision America Action president Rick Scarborough and Family Talk Radio founder Dr. James Dobson. It has been signed by over 25,000 people, including Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse; Jerry Johnson, president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters; Joseph Farah, editor and CEO of WND.com; the Rev. John Hagee, pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas; and Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas.
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Supreme Fallacy: Courts Have No Business
Even Considering Marriage
EXCERPT:
So judges’ position should be simple: “The marriage issue concerns definitions, not rights, and no constitution empowers us to redefine marriage. Go talk to your state legislators.”
This is all that matters from a constitutional standpoint. Despite this, individual judges have taken it upon themselves to upend tradition based on their whims and our modern trends. And note how recent a phenomenon faux marriage is. As Kyle Wingfield points out at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
• In 2000, no country allowed same-sex marriages.
• In 2004, George W. Bush’s re-election bid was helped by a boost in GOP turnout as voters in 11 states approved gay-marriage bans.
• In 2008, Barack Obama, despite running to Hillary Clinton’s left on other issues, said he opposed gay marriage.
