Tag: supreme court and gay marriage

In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, a favorite talking point among social conservatives was that even if they lost a battle, they could still win the war: The ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges was akin to the 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict legalizing abortion, they argued, and opponents would continue to fight, and steadily work their way back to victory.

I can't tell you how relieved I am that the Supreme Court has decided the gay marriage question. Perhaps now, after decades of legal wrangling, we can finally get around to addressing the real issue.

We are thrilled about this decision, and join with many others in celebrating this great day.

I find it very disturbing that the highest court in the land was so divided in its ruling. I'm also troubled by the judicial insights the dissenters shared about the ruling and most troubling, about the political landscape they see ahead for Americans.

Some hailed the Supreme Court’s decision as righteous and holy. Others deplored it as an affront to God.

On Friday the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that same-sex marriage is a nationwide right, guaranteed by the Constitution.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a likely contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination and a leading voice for Christian conservatives, said Thursday (Jan. 22) that governors and state legislatures should consider ways to resist a Supreme Court decision that recognized same-sex marriage as a constitutional right.