As you read this, the United States Supreme Court is deliberating on the future of marriage for the United States. It is being deliberated as if the definition of marriage should allow for same sex relationships to be equal to the traditional view of marriage. As believers, whichever way the Supreme Court responds, we must be equipped to respond to the radical and negative changes coming to our culture.
Liberty Institute and volunteer attorney Paul Clement asked the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)—the highest military court whose cases are subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States—to review the case of Lance Corporal (LCpl) Monifa Sterling, USMC. LCpl Sterling was convicted at a court-martial for putting a Bible verse on her computer when she was stationed at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.
North Carolina lawmakers voted on Thursday to allow government officials to refuse to perform marriages by citing religious objections, protecting those who oppose same-sex weddings from losing their jobs.
The measure, already passed by the state Senate, heads to Governor Pat McCrory’s desk after being approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives in a 67-43 vote.
The following statement may be attributed to Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage in Washington, DC:
Many people think about fasting for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you need to renew your body and soul. Maybe you’re feeling sluggish or toxic and need to cleanse your body in short order. Or maybe you want to fast for spiritual reasons, such as a breakthrough in your personal life or for revival in this land.
“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.” —André Gide
