Justice Who Loves Gay Marriage May Force it on Those Who Don’t
By   |   05.21.15
A conservative legal organization is calling for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from deciding the marriage case now before the court.
Phoning in Phony Polling
05.18.15
In the marriage debate, we pay a lot of attention to how polling questions are asked. But a new report from Pew Research shows that we should watch where they’re being asked too. For years, Family Research Council and other conservative groups have watched the media twist and distort survey questions to feed their “inevitability” narrative on same-sex “marriage.”
What is Marriage to Evangelical Millennials
05.16.15
A few weeks ago, I assigned the article “What is Marriage?” to the students in my gender theory class, which I teach at an evangelical university. This article presents an in-depth defense of the conjugal view of marriage, and I included it on the reading list as part of my efforts to expose students to a range of viewpoints—religious and secular, progressive and conservative. The goal is to create robust civil dialogue, and, ideally, to pave the way for thoughtful Christian contributions to cultural understandings of sex and gender.
Religion, Race and Same-Sex Marriage
05.07.15
Attitudes about same-sex marriage have undergone a rapid shift in American society. As recently as 2009, 40% of Americans said they believed that marriage between same-sex individuals should be legal and recognized by law as valid. Those views burst through the majority level in 2011, with support reaching a high of 55% in Gallup's annual Morals and Values survey in 2014.
A Prayer for Marriage
By   |   05.04.15
Abba, Father. Come now, Holy Spirit, and speak through Your humble servant. Let this prayer be Your prayer – truth in love, salt and light. And war. Lord Jesus, ours is a nation in rebellion. Evil is good and good...
Marriage and Equal Protection
05.02.15
For the Court to strike down laws defining marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife would be to abolish the idea that men and women matter—equally—in the lives of the children they create.
Follow the Money: HRC/Amicus Brief
05.01.15
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.
Bait And Switch: How Same Sex Marriage Ends Family Autonomy
04.30.15
Abolishing all civil marriage is the primary goal of the elites who have been pushing same sex marriage. The scheme called “marriage equality” is not an end in itself, and never really has been...
Christian Leaders Affirm Support for Traditional Marriage Ahead of Supreme Court Case
04.28.15
Religious leaders from a wide array of denominations have released a joint statement reaffirming their support for traditional marriage ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing of oral arguments on Tuesday. The Christian leaders have said that reaffirming marriage as being between one man and one woman is vital for protecting children and offering them both a father and a mother.
Redefining Marriage Redefines Parenthood
By   |   04.20.15
Redefining marriage doesn’t just redefine marriage. It also redefines parenthood. Just ask the kids.
The Hysterical Hate for Ryan T. Anderson
04.18.15
The Washington Post published a profile of Ryan T. Anderson, a Heritage Foundation fellow who is a leading intellectual defender of traditional marriage, and a genuinely nice guy.
‘Truth Serum’ Will Reveal What Churches Really Believe, Says Land
03.26.15
A longtime Christian leader says the issue of homosexuality and homosexual marriage are acting like a "truth serum" for evangelical churches.
Dear Rob Bell: The Church Isn’t Giving an Inch on Gay Marriage
03.07.15
Dear Rob Bell, I recently read your comments, made to Oprah, about the church being “moments away” from affirming gay marriage. Here are your remarks as reported on one website:
American People Say “No” to Judicial Tyranny. They Reject the Pop Culture Narrative
By Micah Clark   |   02.26.15
The Family Research Council released a new WPA Opinion Research poll showing that 61 percent of Americans agree that “states and citizens should remain free to uphold marriage as the union of a man and a woman and the U.S....
Alabama Chief Justice Schooled CNN Host, Says Professor
02.20.15
An author and philosopher says CNN host Chris Cuomo needs a remedial lesson in American history after suggesting that America's laws come from man, not from a Creator. Cuomo made the comment February 12 during a testy interview with Roy Moore, the Alabama Supreme Court justice who is defying a federal judge's order that is allowing homosexual "marriage" to be recognized in the state.
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