Marriage - article
Legislative Agenda for 2010
A year after Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation’s 44th president, many of our legislative priorities and concerns remain the same. Generally, liberals were largely unable to advance many of their principal legislative goals. more »
by: Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Feb 5, 2010 - topic(s): Faith, Family, Living, Health, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, , Christian Citizenship, Healthcare, Human Rights, Hunger/Homelessness, Immigration, Legislation, National, Persecution, , Religious Liberty, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics, , Issues,
John 15:12
by: Dwayne Hastings - Feb 1, 2010 - topic(s): Faith, Family, Elderly, Living, Marriage, Parenting, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Hunger/Homelessness, Persecution, , Racial Reconciliation
High court to hear gay referendum case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the state of Washington may make public the identities of citizens who signed a petition attempting to protect marriage. more »
by: staff - Jan 18, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, ,
Californians’ Vote for Traditional Marriage Threatened
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in what is expected to be a landmark case addressing same-sex “marriage.” more »
by: Richard Land - Jan 12, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality,
SBC’s public policy commission files friend-of-the-court brief in support of Prop. 8
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—As the Proposition 8 federal court case begins today in San Francisco, Dr. Richard Land commented on the friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission in support of the 2008 California constitutional ballot initiative which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman. more »
Jan 11, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
ERLC Files Friend-of-Court Brief on Marriage
A challenge to California’s ban on same-sex “marriage” is now before a district court. In defense of traditional marriage, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has filed a brief with the U.S. more »
by: staff - Jan 11, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship,
PROP 8: Opposition to ‘gay marriage’ is not based on bigotry, ERLC says in legal brief
Christian opposition to “same-sex marriage” is not based on hostility toward homosexuals and should not be considered bigotry, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission says in a friend-of-the-court brief prepared for the current trial on California’s Proposition 8. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 11, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, ,
MARRIAGE: Keep current definition
Jan 6, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage
D.C. gives ‘gay marriage’ final OK
The District of Columbia Council again voted 11-2 to legalize same-sex “marriage” on Dec. 15, providing the final legislative action needed for the capital to become the sixth U.S. more »
by: Tom Strode - Dec 15, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
A (Bad) Marriage Made in Washington
More than 400,000 residents of the nation’s capital are eligible to exercise their right to vote—but not on marriage. On that issue of far-reaching consequences, District of Columbia voters have been denied a voice, with a group of 11 officeholders taking authority into their own hands today to redefine marriage. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Dec 1, 2009 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation