Monday, June 29, 2015

Obergefell et al. v. Hodges and the Difference Between Love and Acceptance

In case you've been living under a rock or somehow haven't gone on facebook in the past few days, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the plaintiffs in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, which is a cumbersome way of saying that States cannot ban same-sex marriages. As such, we now wake up in an America where all are free to enter a marital union with whomever they choose, regardless of gender, for the first time in history. As with most, I have numerous opinions and feelings on this and some are quite conflicting with one another. It is my great privilege to live in a country where I have the right (some would say the obligation) to express my opinions even when they may be unpopular or differ from the accepted norm. Thus, I wanted to try to at least put forth a clumsy attempt to express and clarify what I and many others believe in the hope that it fosters some healthy discussion and clears up some confusion regarding the Christian point of view on marriage.