Traditional Marriage

Supreme Court Opinion

This week I have learned so much about the importance of traditional marriage from reading the Supreme Court Opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges. Even though the Supreme Court decided to approve same sex marriage, it is important to remember it was passed by only a 5 to 4 vote. The four dissenting justices all felt deeply against the approval, because it created a law that will hurt the future of our families and our country.

When this decision was made the news media was so excited for the ‘so called’ equal rights for the homosexual community, and the four dissenting judges were completely over looked. It was as if nobody cared about their opinion. Thankfully they all wrote their dissenting remarks to be read by all who wish to read it.

Why People of  Faith are Opposed to Same-sex Marriage

The majority of citizens wonder why people of faith have made such a big deal about legalizing same-sex marriage, so I will explain my beliefs.

The reason I am against it is because it is contrary to our Heavenly Father’s law, and his Plan of Salvation. We were all created in His image, and commanded to multiply and replenish the earth. I feel allowing same-sex marriage frustrates this plan.

Then, the issue arises of children being raised in two mother or two father households, and I feel children need both a mother and a father in their lives. As a mother, my husband cannot do my job, and I cannot do his job. Cathy Ruse’s speech at the World Congress of Families IX explains this perfectly, and I encourage you to take the time to watch it by clicking on following video link:

Quotes by Justice Roberts and Justice Scalia

Here are a few quotes in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) that I found to be insightful and meaningful that I would like to share:

1. By Justice C.J. Roberts he stated, “Under the Constitution, judges have power to say what the law is, not what it should be. (page 2)” This is a very important fact, because the Supreme Court is not the government branch to write laws, but to interpret them.
2. This next quote by Justice Roberts is another reason he was against writing same-sex marriage into law where he states, “This universal definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman is no historical coincidence. Marriage did not come about as a result of a political movement, discovery, disease, war, religious doctrine, or any other moving force of world history—and certainly not as a result of a prehistoric decision to exclude gays and lesbians. It arose in the nature of things to meet a vital need: ensuring that children are conceived by a mother and father committed to raising them in the stable conditions of a lifelong relationship. (page 4 and 5)” This statement follows the beliefs of all people who are for Traditional Marriage.
3. The quote by Justice J. Scalia where he says “This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine, always accompanied (as it is today) by extravagant praise of liberty, robs the People of the most important liberty they asserted in the Declaration of Independence and won in the Revolution of 1776: the freedom to govern themselves. (page 2)” Even though prior in his comments he states he basically could care less about if people of same-sex are allowed to marry or not, his opinion was solely based upon our personal freedom being robbed from us. He also states how he feels the five judges who passed the law are trying to overthrow the government (page 6).