Gay Marriage

“The Supreme Court of the United States is not the final authority nor is the culture itself,” declared Ronnie Floyd, the elected leader of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. “The Bible is God’s final authority about marriage and on this book we stand.”

From Franklin Graham to Tony Campolo, some evangelical leaders are dividing over gay marriage

“The next natural step is for churches and other religious organizations to take away from government the right and authority to decide for them who is married and who is not.

Dobson: SCOTUS ruling will presage the “fall of Western civilization.”

Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr: “Why no ancient Greek gay marriages?”

Focus on the Family President Reacts to Oral Arguments in SCOTUS Marriage Case

… the nation’s religious institutions, including Christian colleges, schools, and seminaries, on notice

‘We will not obey’: Christian leaders threaten civil disobedience if Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage

The pledge

Key signers

“These core First Amendment principles cannot peacefully coexist alongside Government speech codes designed to enforce a superficial and false conformity of belief. Instead, the Free Speech Clause protects a noisy, crowded, and vibrant marketplace of ideas, populated with both supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage.”

Spoiler alert - this is not a Christian-friendly article: “But in the end, the continued view of gays, lesbians and bisexuals as sinners is a decision. It’s a choice. It prioritizes scattered passages of ancient texts over all that has been learned since — as if time had stood still, as if the advances of science and knowledge meant nothing.”

“[National Black Church Initiative] and its membership base are simply standing on the Word of God within the mind of Christ. We urge our brother and sisters of the PCUSA to repent and be restored to fellowship”