American Decency Association joins with so many other friends and ministries throughout our nation and world in standing in support of Biblical marriage.
Our friends at Liberty Counsel stated in part the following:
The decision drew sharp dissents from the other four justices. Chief Justice John Roberts correctly observes that the Court's activist opinion hijacks the democratic process and is not based in the rule of law: "Do not Celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it," warns Roberts. Justice Scalia rightly calls the Court's decision a "threat to American democracy." The "pretentious" and "egotistic" decision, notes Scalia, "robs the People of the most important liberty they asserted in the Declaration of Independence and won in the Revolution of 1776: the freedom to govern themselves."
The misguided majority of the Court did manage to get one thing right. They reaffirmed the right of the People to disagree with the Court's ruling: "It must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned."
We must take the Court up on its invitation and continue to uphold marriage as the union of one man and one woman. …
The following statement from the National Organization for Marriage addresses the wide variety of thoughts and concerns that we share with them and with many other Christians, churches, and ministries throughout America and the world.
The Supreme Court’s decision in the marriage case just came down and it is terrible. By a narrow 5-4 vote the justices, led by the liberal "Republican" Anthony Kennedy, declared that laws defining marriage as it exists in reality, one man and one woman, are unconstitutional. The opinion runs over 100 pages and includes four separate dissents. … here is NOM’s statement that we just moments ago issued to the media:
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Though expected, today's decision is completely illegitimate. We reject it and so will the American people. It represents nothing but judicial activism, legislating from the bench, with a bare majority of the Justices on the Supreme Court exercising raw political power to impose their own preferences on marriage when they have no constitutional authority to do so. It is a lawless ruling that contravenes the decisions of over 50 million voters and their elected representatives. It is a decision that is reminiscent of other illegitimate Court rulings such as Dred Scott and Roe v Wade and will further plunge the Supreme Court into public disrepute.
Make no mistake about it: The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and countless millions of Americans do not accept this ruling. Instead, we will work at every turn to reverse it.
The US Supreme Court does not have the authority to redefine something it did not create. Marriage was created long before the United States and our constitution came into existence. Our constitution says nothing about marriage. The majority who issued today's ruling have simply made it up out of thin air with no constitutional authority.
In his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Dr. Martin Luther King discussed the moral importance of disobeying unjust laws, which we submit applies equally to unjust Supreme Court decisions. Dr. King evoked the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas that an unjust law or decision is one that is "a human law that is not rooted in eternal law or natural law."
Today's decision of the Supreme Court lacks both constitutional and moral authority. There is no eternal or natural law that allows for marriage to be redefined.
This is not the first time that the Supreme Court has issued an immoral and unjust ruling. In 1857, the Court ruled in the infamous Dred Scott v Sandford case that African Americans could not become citizens of the United States and determined that the government was powerless to reject slavery. In 1927 the Court effectively endorsed eugenics by ruling that people with mental illness and other "defectives" could be sterilized against their will, saying "three generations of imbeciles are enough." And in Roe v Wade, the Court invented a constitutional right to abortion by claiming it was an integral element of the right to privacy. Over 55 million unborn babies have died as a result.
We urge the American people and future presidents to regard today's decision just as President Abraham Lincoln regarded the Dred Scott ruling when he said in his first inaugural address that "if the policy of the government upon vital questions, affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made…the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal."
Today's decision is by no means the final word concerning the definition of marriage; indeed it is only the beginning of the next phase in the struggle. NOM is committed to reversing this ruling over the long term and ameliorating it over the short term.
Specifically:
We call on Congress and state governments to move immediately to protect the rights of people who believe in the truth of marriage from being discriminated against by passing the First Amendment Defense Act through Congress, and similar legislation in the various states.
We also call on Congress to advance to the states for consideration a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage in the law as it has existed in reality for the entirety of our nation's existence – the union of one man and one woman.
We call on the American people to make the definition of marriage a pivotal issue in the 2016 presidential contest and to elect a president who will be a true champion for marriage, one who is committed to taking specific steps to restoring true marriage in the law including appointing new justices to the Supreme Court who will have the opportunity to reverse this decision.
NOM will work tirelessly along with allies to help change the culture so that Americans have a better understanding of the importance of marriage to children, families and society as a whole.
While today's decision of the Supreme Court is certainly disappointing, it is not demoralizing to those of us who fervently believe in the truth of marriage and its importance to societal flourishing. Indeed, the decision will be energizing. Just as the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v Wade infused the pro-life movement with new energy and commitment, so too will the decision today reawaken the American people to join the marriage movement.
Our prayer for America is that today's injustice can be corrected quickly, sparing the nation decades of anguish of the kind that has followed the Court's decision in Roe.
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We have high expectations for our annual conference coming up on July 31 at the Sunshine Community Church in Grand Rapids. We again have strong presenters for our event.
The times are so concerning regarding the assault upon Biblical marriage and sexuality (the legitimization of transgenderism, homosexuality, etc.) within our nation and the assault from without – ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. Our presenter on this subject is Stephen C. Coughin. Coughlin earned recognition as the Pentagon’s leading expert on the Islamic-based doctrines motivating Jihadi groups that confront America.
Beginning in 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood convinced the White House to ban Coughlin and put an end to his briefings. The move was in keeping with the Shariah concepts of slander that seek to blindfold America to certain realities that render us defenseless against a threat made existential by the very ignorance it gets our leaders to enforce.
The times are serious. Many still are in the dark regarding Shariah and the enemy behind jihad and civilization jihad. Coughlin delivers his message with grace, truth and bold honesty. Video
Join us for – Light Wins: ADA’s Annual Summer Conference
Stephen C. Coughlin, Janet (Folger) Porter, Pastor Anthony Moore. Each of these speakers will address the "Gathering Storm," the spiritual battles that will confront us now and in the future. We encourage you to join us on Friday evening, July 31, 2015 in Grand Rapids, MI at Sunshine Community Church. Cost: Free will offering.
Friday, July 31, 2015
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Sunshine Community Church
3300 E Beltline Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
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