Ben Domenech has a must-read commentary on gay marriage and the future of religious liberty. He argues that most of the public debate about gay marriage is peripheral chatter—spousal benefits, raising children, or redefining a foundational social institution. He contends that the fundamental issue in this debate is whether religious liberty will continue in the United States. I wish I could reprint the entire column here, but I can’t. Here’s a snippet:
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How will the Supreme Court rule on gay marriage?
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its rulings on gay marriage this week. There are two cases before the court: one on California’s ban on gay marriage (a.k.a., Proposition 8) and another on the Defense of Marriage Act (a.k.a. DOMA). The question that everyone wants answered is “How will the court rule?” The issues are complex, and there are a variety of possible outcomes. If you want to have a grasp on what might happen this week, I highly recommend that you check out The New York Times infographic “How the Court Could Rule on Same-Sex Marriage.”
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Joe Carter gives a well-earned wallop to NY Times coverage of abortion bill
Mainstream media coverage of the abortion debate has always been really frustrating. It’s good to remind ourselves from time to time how much the pro-life movement has to overcome to get their message out. Enter Joe Carter’s commentary on the NY Times’ misleading coverage of the restriction on 2nd trimester abortions passed by the House of Representatives yesterday. Carter concludes:
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The question Rep. Pelosi won’t answer
John McCormack is reporting at The Weekly Standard about a question about abortion that he recently posed to Rep. Nancy Pelosi. It was very simple:
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The Case for Plural Marriage: The slippery slope gets slicker and steeper
The redefinition of legal marriage in our culture will not end with same sex “marriage.” The polygamists are waiting in the wings for the opportunity to make their case—a case that will be all the more compelling as arguments for gay “marriage” take hold across the country. If marriage becomes defined as legal recognition of whoever it is that you love, on what basis will the polygamists be excluded? But redefinition won’t end with polygamous marriage either. The polyamorists are beginning to make their case as well. In an article for Slate magazine, Jillian Keenan argues that polyamorous unions should be on an equal footing with all other marriages. The…
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Another cake shop in legal trouble for refusing to make cake for gay wedding
A cake shop owner in Colorado finds himself in legal trouble after refusing to make a cake for a gay wedding. Although participating in a gay wedding goes against his Christian beliefs, he says that he has no problem serving gay people otherwise. The Colorado attorney general filed the complaint against him on behalf of the gay couple that ordered the cake. According to an Associated Press report: The complaint seeks to force Masterpiece Cakeshop to “cease and desist” the practice of refusing wedding cakes for gay couples, and to tell the public that their business is open to everyone. If Phillips loses the case and refuses to comply with…
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How will gay “marriage” impact your marriage?
If you’ve ever been in a debate with someone about gay marriage, one of the conversation stoppers that proponents often throw out is this: “How does gay marriage hurt traditional marriage?” Or more personally, “How does my gay marriage corrupt your straight marriage?” The thinking goes like this. What two people do in the privacy of their own home ought not concern you, even if they choose to reinvent society’s most basic institution. After all, who are you to judge someone else’s pairing? If some people want to call gay unions a “marriage,” what’s that to you? The assumption in this line of argument is that marriage is a private…
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Child of lesbian couple speaks out against gay marriage
Eric Metaxas’ commentary today highlights an article by a man who was raised by a lesbian couple and who is speaking out against gay marriage. You can download the audio here or listen below. [audio:http://www.breakpoint.org/images/content/breakpoint/audio/2013/060313_BP.mp3] As the Supreme Court is set to render a decision this month on two gay marriage cases, gay activists have been arguing that same-sex marriage is good for children and that children fare just as well being raised by gay parents as they do with their mother and father. Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez, who was raised by a lesbian couple, argues otherwise. Metaxas writes:
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An abortion doctor explains to Congress what is involved with a second trimester abortion
Dr. Anthony Levatino performed over 1,200 abortions during his career as an OBGYN, some of them up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. In the video above, Dr. Levatino testifies before Congress about what exactly is involved in an abortion during the second trimester. This is very difficult to listen to, but I think this needs a wide hearing. This barbarism cannot bear the light of day, and that’s precisely why we need to let the light in. (HT: Justin Taylor)
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Megyn Kelly loses cool with Gosnell’s attorney
(HT: LifeNews.com)