Posted on 11/07/2014 6:07:44 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday stunningly affirmed the rights of voters in four states – Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee – to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, throwing a boulder into the millpond of complacent assumptions by homosexual-rights advocates that same-sex marriage is a given across the United States.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently has refused to take on any same-sex marriage cases, allowing the movement to expand into about 30 states.
But Mat Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel, which has fought on behalf of traditional marriage, said that now may change.
“With a divide in the appeals court rulings, the Supreme Court will likely take up the issue,” he said.
Previous rulings from the high court on the issue have found that the institution is necessarily defined as the union of one man and one woman. In 1942, it said marriage is “fundamental to the very existence and survival of the race.” In 1888 it ruled, “An institution in the maintenance of which in its purity the public is deeply interested, for it is the foundation of the family and of society, without which there would be neither civilization nor progress.”
Staver said marriage “is not merely a creation of any one civilization or its statutes, but is an institution older than the Constitution and, indeed, older than any laws of any nation.”
“Marriage is a natural bond that society or religion can only ‘solemnize,’” he said.
The 6th Circuit agreed in a 2-1 decision, concluding no federal judges should be making such a decision.
The pro-homosexual Marriage Equality organization called the ruling “out of step with the decisions of 40 other courts.”
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I’d like a national poll on: “Do you think a homosexual male couple should have the same right as a straight couple to adopt a little boy?” Isn’t this what gay “marriage” leads to in the courts?
Of course, the pro-abortion crowd loves it, as pregnant women who might otherwise choose adoption don’t want their baby raised by two men.
Homos and commies are the enemy and must be destroyed before they destroy us.
Agree we need a Federal Marriage Amendment.
These judges who were brave enough to stand up to all the other judges who caved are the ones we need on SCOTUS.
I like there approach. They basically said leave it to the legislatures, which is pretty much what Roberts said about Obamacare. So they’ve given SCOTUS a good out.
On the other hand, SCOTUS has already ruled that a ban has no purpose but to penalize a group of people. That was a bad ruling. And it doesn’t give me confidence that we won’t get another bad ruling from SCOTUS.
The pro-homosexual Marriage Equality organization
guess this means they’re not interested in State’s rights or limited federal govt.
gay marriage like abortion will somehow be discovered in the Constitution only seen by leftwing judges!
40 other courts were out of step with reality and morality!!
Well, yes. Which is why these judges will never get away with this.
You know what this means... time for Rainbow Tony Kennedy to ride to the rescue!
Bttt
Big picture, it’s the War on Christianity; America’s foundation. The people funding the attack could care less about gays. They’re just the ‘tool’.
Let’s see.. 1 out of 40, or still more than the total percentage of Americans who claim to be gay. So, using the reasoning that the opinion of a small minority should be disregarded, then the issue is settled and no more gays claiming to be married.
But of course, that isn’t how they operate. A minority opinion only counts if they agree with it.
my mother would also say: Just because everyone else is doing it does that make it right (constitutional). if everybody else is jumping in the Lake on New years Day does that make it that you have to jump in the Lake too.
what about the decision from the federal judge in Puerto Rico who affirmed the same as the 6th Court of Appeals.
The majority is not always right, many times the minority is where the truth prevails. Look at the church today many church denominations that are supporting gay marriage - these churches are dying. the church denominations that support traditional values are the ones that are growing
I cant see how a federal court can rule that some states have the right to define marriage..and not have that ruling apply to all states in the Union!Perhaps they prefer that the subject of marriage is none of the Federal Govt's bidness and is a matter best left to the individual states since it is not specifically addressed in the US Constitution.
It would be NICE if the feds kept their noses out of our businesses...entirely wouldnt it.
I'm pretty sure the concept goes back long before that. Even before there was any form of writing to record such things, I would expect that a typical man could do a pretty good job of making everyone know that a particular woman was his alone, and woe be unto anyone else trying to mate with her. Certainly such behavior is common in animal species.
Has it been Federal or state judges issuing these pro-gay marriage rulings? IIRC it has been Federal judges?
I agree with you that marriage is a state matter. The Federales should butt out
Here is one list of rulings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States
I would ask it differently: does a mother who is considering voluntarily placing her child for adoption have the right to refuse any prospective adoptive couple for any reason whatsoever she chooses--even if solely for membership in what would otherwise be a "protected class" (e.g. race, religion, sexuality, etc.)? If she seeks assistance in finding prospective adoptive parents, does she have the right to ask them to apply any criteria she sees fit?
I would rather affirm the right of a mother to determine who will raise her offspring, even if some might choose to place their children with gay couples, than suggest that someone other than the mother should have more say.
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