A CHRISTIAN VIEW OF THE Supreme Court’s Decision to Destroy Traditional Marriage
The Future of Marriage & the Natural Family by Allan Carlson at Touchstone:
Late in June, the United States Supreme Court will (DID) issue its ruling on the Constitutional status of same-sex marriage. Despite some promising hints of second-guessing by a justice or two during their April hearing on this question, the majority of seasoned court observers still expect a ruling saying that the penumbra of the Constitution mandates same-sex marriage. A hopeful minority look for a deference to at least some of the states.
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For mere Christians, the issue actually lies at a different level. Authentic Christianity has never been a “national” movement. Whether viewed from a spiritual or a political perspective, the Christian communion has always been transnational. While paying necessary deference to the array of “Caesars” that history has raised (or thrown) up, Christian truth transcends them all.
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