Ultimate Values: A Method for Resolving Cases that Force a Choice between Discrimination and Religious Liberty
By David Hamstra - It is tempting to resolve the question in favor of one or the other depending on what our moral intuitions tell…
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Tag: Same-Sex Marriage
“The Price of Citizenship”? New Mexico Supreme Court rules Christian must photograph same-sex ceremony
Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a photographer's decision not to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony even…
What Changed? Will the Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Cases Affect You?
Neither Hollingsworth nor Windsor demand that any church, even in states that allow gay marriage, be forced to conduct gay weddings. Moreover, these decisions do…
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act: Is Federal Government in the Marriage Business?
One of the more interesting aspects of the gay marriage debate that the arguments of the last two days have highlighted is how different the…
The Results: Voters Decide on Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana, gambling and religious freedom
On November 6, 2012 voters in many states had the opportunity to make decisions on a number of state laws through ballot measures. Voters in…
Hawaii Judge Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban (Honolulu Civil Beat)
Excerpt: A U.S. District Court judge in Honolulu has rejected arguments from two lesbians who said that Hawaii’s 1998 ban on same-sex marriage is…
An Analysis of the Results of the Federal Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Trial
In short, Judge Walker ruled based on the evidence presented, as any trial judge should, and regardless of his own personal sexual orientation or biases,…
Raw Majority Power: Why Checks and Balances Matter
An epic battle played out on two levels at the California Supreme Court on March 5. On a surface level, attorneys fought over a technical…
Calif. gay marriage win emboldens coalition of religious groups (AP)
The plan is to mobilize the same religious factions that joined forces in California to deter lawmakers from "taking on this divisive social issue while…
Tight California Prop. 8 race closely watched (AP)
The race has tightened over the past six weeks and is expected to be close. A Field Poll released Friday found 49 percent of likely…