Tag Archives: Obergefell v. Hodges

A Tale of Two SCOTUS Decisions

Posted on July 18, 2015 by David E Smith

The two major decisions recently handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court have very direct relationships to public opinion. One of the decisions fits well with majority public opinion. The other, in a broad sense, does not. The first corresponds to public opinion that has shifted significantly over the past several years, while the second relates to public opinion that has been more fixed.

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality | Tagged Affordable Care Act, King v. Burwell, ObamaCare, Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-sex marriage, SCOTUS | Comments Off

What the Gay-Marriage Ruling Means for Education

Posted on July 3, 2015 by David E Smith

Like fascists, Communists, and boy-band producers, the American Left has always believed it could fine-tune human nature if it could only “get ’em while they’re young.” That’s why the Left works so hard to impose its will on schools and universities. As John Dewey, America’s high priest of educational progressivism, explained in 1897, the student must “emerge from his original narrowness” in order “to conceive of himself” as a cog in the larger social order.

Posted in Education | Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Bob Jones University, Chronicle of Higher Education, John Dewey, Obergefell v. Hodges, Samuel Alito, Shane Windmeyer | Comments Off

SCOTUS Redfines “Marriage” as “Love”

Posted on July 1, 2015 by David E Smith

Written by Diane Medved

President Barack Obama was so romantic when commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling that same-sex marriage be permitted nationally. “Love is Love,” he declared, in a puzzling statement of the obvious.

Yes, love is love. But it is not marriage, though the president implied that’s so. Do all people who deeply love each other naturally want to marry?

The nursery rhyme that “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage” is as outdated as the horse and carriage. Nowadays more Americans are single than married. Many live together; many just hook up. …

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Barack Obama, Obergefell v. Hodges, SCOTUS | Comments Off

Follow the Money: HRC/Amicus Brief

Posted on May 1, 2015 by altha-admin

This past Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for Obergefell v. Hodges in what is shaping up to be a landmark case in the national marriage debate.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged 2nd vote, American Airlines, Antonin Scalia, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Marriott, Microsoft, Obergefell v. Hodges, Pepsi, SCOTUS, Starbucks, Wells Fargo | Comments Off