Marriage - articles
Religious leaders unite in defense of marriage, religious liberty
On matters of theology, religious leaders from Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Jewish and Pentecostal communities hold differing views. That is no secret. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 17, 2012
Topic: Family, Marriage, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty,
DOMA repeal advances out of Senate Committee
For better or for worse, marriage seems to have found a welcome home lately in the national dialogue. The past week is no exception. This time, the institution is making headlines for one of those “worse” reasons: an unprecedented vote by a Senate panel to throw out marriage as defined by a 1996 law. more »
By Doug Carlson - Nov 17, 2011
With DADT gone, is DOMA next?
In September, the homosexual lobby celebrated what it considered to be a pair of major victories. The first was the official repeal of the longstanding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which barred open homosexuals from serving in the military. more »
By Doug Carlson - Nov 2, 2011
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality,
The divorce generation
There’s a new book out that describes a demographic group the author calls the “divorce generation.” This is not the generation that divorced most — it’s their kids. more »
By Penna Dexter - Aug 16, 2011
Topic: Family, Marriage, Divorce/Remarriage,
ERLC analysis makes case for DOMA, traditional marriage
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) created waves in February by announcing it would no longer defend the age-old definition of marriage as defined in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). more »
By Doug Carlson - Aug 3, 2011 - (1)
ERLC analysis: a defense of DOMA and response to DOJ’s advocacy of DOMA’s partial overturn
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would no longer defend the federal definition of marriage as only the union of one man and one woman—a key statute of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). more »
By staff - Jul 29, 2011
Topic: Family, Children, Marriage, Husbands, Wives, Parenting, Fathers, Mothers, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , ,
Empire State strikes against marriage
This year’s “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month,” set aside as June once again by President Obama, now includes another notation on the calendar: the legalization of same-sex “marriage” in New York. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jun 29, 2011
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality,
Death of Liberalism?
“The Achilles’ heel of liberal relativism is catastrophically low birthrates. When you deny the importance of family…of children…of God’s teaching about marriage, you end up with low birth rates.” more »
By Matthew Hawkins - Jun 16, 2011 - (18)
Topic: Faith, Apologetics, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Adoption, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Social Issues, Issues,
House Committee stands for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ DOMA
Salvaging the now-revoked longstanding ban on open homosexuals in the military and keeping the court-challenged 1996 law defining one-man, one-woman marriage on the books are lost causes. more »
By Doug Carlson - May 18, 2011 - (2)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation,
House poised to defend DOMA
Two weeks ago, the Obama administration took an unprecedented swipe at marriage with its decision to no longer defend the age-old institution as defined in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 9, 2011 - (3)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Citizenship, Legislation,