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Justices Thomas and Alito Speak out on Obergefell and Religious Freedom
10/8/20
John Stonestreet Roberto Rivera
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On the first day of its new term, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Obergefell decision, which mandated same-sex marriage on the nation..
Because of Obergefell, wrote the Justices, believers in traditional marriage are easily labeled “bigots, making their religious liberty concerns that much easier to dismiss.”
It’s a conflict putting lives and livelihoods at risk, and it must be addressed.
Or, as Justices Thomas and Alito put it: “By choosing to privilege a novel constitutional right [to same-sex marriage] over the religious liberty interests explicitly protected in the First Amendment… the Court has created a problem that only it can fix.”
Sounds like a gauntlet has been thrown.
Topics
Christian Worldview
church issues
Culture/Institutions
Freedom of Religion/Speech
Marriage/Family
Politics & Government
Religion & Society
Sexual Ethics
Worldview
Resources:
Supreme Court Justices Say Obergefell a ‘Problem’ for Religious Liberty
Matt Hadro | National Catholic Register | October 5, 2020
Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court
John Stonestreet | Breakpoint | July 10, 2020
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