Marriage - articles
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,
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
ERLC’s Land Submits Testimony Against D.C. Same-Sex Marriage Bill
A battle over marriage is brewing in the nation’s capital. Eleven of the 13 members of the District of Columbia’s City Council recently introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District. more »
by: staff - Oct 26, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Gay divorce would undermine marriage
Homosexual activists, fighting to attain legal same-sex “marriage,” are creating an unlikely battleground: divorce courts. In the latest skirmish, a Dallas judge, Tena Callahan, has ruled that her court has jurisdiction to hear the “divorce” case of two men “married” in Massachusetts in 2006 and now living in Texas. more »
by: Penna Dexter - Oct 12, 2009 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
The Emerging Homosexual Agenda
With the nation’s eye zeroed in on health care reform, liberal lawmakers are seizing the moment to move forward another one of their top priorities: the homosexual agenda. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Sep 22, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
An Odd Pairing: Ice cream and same-sex “marriage”
It’s a state known more for maple syrup and breathtaking autumn vistas, but today Vermont is in the news for the same-sex “marriages” that are now legal within its borders. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Sep 1, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Marriage Mayhem in Washington
Same-sex “marriage” is coming to Washington, D.C.—that is, unless Congress says otherwise.
On May 5, the District of Columbia Council gave hearty approval, 12-1, to recognize the “marriages” of same-sex couples performed in other jurisdictions. more »
by: Doug Carlson - May 27, 2009 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
‘Wedding’ bells ring off key in nation’s Heartland
Iowa is now the poster child for why it is important to have constitutional amendments that decree that marriage is only between one man and one woman. more »
by: Richard Land - Apr 7, 2009 - comments: 7 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Dominating the news lately has been the Obama administration’s recent announcement that American taxpayers will begin funding the destruction of human beings at the embryonic stage for their stem cells. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Mar 26, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
‘Gay marriage’ advancing in Vt., elsewhere
MONTPELIER, Vt.—A Vermont state Senate committee will take up the issue of “gay marriage” this week, with supporters hoping the Green Mountain State becomes the first state voluntarily to legalize such relationships. more »
by: Michael Foust - Mar 16, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation