{"id":30795,"date":"2015-06-26T10:27:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T14:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=30795"},"modified":"2015-06-26T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T14:27:47","slug":"breaking-news-supreme-court-decides-in-favor-of-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/06\/breaking-news-supreme-court-decides-in-favor-of-marriage-equality.html","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Marriage Equality!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The news<\/a> has just broken that the Supreme Court of the United States has issued its decision in a case that came before it regarding marriage between two people of the same gender.<\/p>\n

Their decision legalizes same-sex marriage throughout the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a major milestone in U. S. history.<\/p>\n

Click through to read the full text of the decision on the Supreme Court website<\/a>, or on the Mother Jones website<\/a>, with additional information on the SCOTUS blog<\/a>. The rationale includes an interesting discussion of the history of marriage, and of cases about same-sex marriage. Here\u2019s a snippet from a key part of the conclusion:<\/p>\n

These considerations lead to the conclusion that the\u00a0<\/span>right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person, and under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment couples of the same-sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty. The Court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another key quote is this one:\u00a0\u201cNo union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. \u2026 [The challengers] ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see\u00a0how opponents of marriage equality react, and how it affects the climate of the so-called culture wars in the United States. What do you anticipate happening in the coming days \u2013 other than a number of weddings?<\/p>\n

\"Supreme<\/p>\n

Photo by Pete Marovich\/ZUMA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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