By John Bingham The Church of England yesterday gave a green light to wedding-style services for couples in civil partnerships despite its official opposition to same-sex marriage. A report from the Church’s doctrine watchdog urged priests to devise “pastoral accommodations” for gay couples” and to be “flexible”. It said the aim was to enable them…
In a recent editorial, commentator John Jalsevac does a good job of analyzing “Why we are losing the gay marriage debate” and makes a compelling case for “how we can win.” Jalsevac argues that “consistency is the only hope of victory,” because we cannot hope to be taken seriously in our dialogue about same-sex marriage…
By R. Albert Mohler Jr. “Somewhere along the way, standing up for gay marriage went from nervy to trendy.” This was the assessment offered by Frank Bruni, an influential openly-gay columnist for The New York Times. Bruni’s column, published just as the Supreme Court was poised to hear oral arguments in the two same-sex marriage…
By Ashley Parker WASHINGTON — They hear that their cause is lost, that demographics and the march of history have doomed their campaign to keep marriage only between a man and a woman. But the young conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage — unlike most of their generation — remain undaunted. They identify themselves as part…
Introducing another backdoor approach for Presbyterians to perform gay marriages. Everyone expects to see and contend with efforts at the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly in 2014 to redefine marriage. So, proponents plan to insure their victory by back door means. Its political strategy 101: If the opposition is watching the front door, go around…