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U.S. Supreme Court Upends Arkansas Supreme Court’s Good Birth Certificate Ruling

Jun 26, 2017Jerry CoxFamily, MarriageFamily, LGBTQ, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 26, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, AR – On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the State of Arkansas must list two “mothers” on a child’s birth certificate if the child’s birth mother is legally married to another woman. The ruling overturned a good decision the Arkansas Supreme Court handed down last December.

Family Council President Jerry Cox issued a statement saying, “The U.S. Supreme Court is asking Arkansas to ignore basic facts about biology. Birth certificates exist to record that a child was born and who the child’s biological parents are presumed to be. As the Arkansas Supreme Court correctly noted last year, no child can have two biological mothers, but the Arkansas Department of Health will now be forced to operate as if that is possible because of this court ruling.”

Cox said the ruling sets a dangerous precedent. “The U.S. Supreme Court is treating the names that appear on birth certificates like some sort of marriage benefit. Birth certificates are issued for the sake of children—not for the sake of adults. They are not simply pieces of paper. They are vital records that need to be accurate and deserve respect. We should not let them become mere political ploys in the ongoing debates about marriage.”

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What Do Blueberries and Gay Weddings Have in Common?

Jun 8, 2017Jerry CoxMarriageMarriage, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

Recently we wrote about a family farm in Michigan barred from the local farmer’s market because the farmers declined to host a same-sex wedding on their property.

John Stonestreet with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview has authored a very brief commentary on this situation. He writes,

Folks, way back in 2010 Chuck Colson said that so-called “gay marriage” would, “spell the doom of religious freedom in America.” That’s being played out before our eyes in [Michigan] and elsewhere.

You can listen to Stonestreet’s full commentary below or read it here.

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U of A Polling Shows Arkansans Still Oppose Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage

Nov 3, 2016Jerry CoxAbortion, MarriageAbortion, Life, Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, Pro-life, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Human Life

This week the University of Arkansas released its annual Arkansas Poll for 2016. The poll examines Arkansans’ social and political views as well as approval of elected officials.

This year’s poll found Arkansans’ views have changed very little on, among other things, abortion and same-sex marriage.

Since 2015, 46% of Arkansans have said it ought to be more difficult to get an abortion; only 13% said it ought to be easier.

This confirms polling from other sources that has consistently found Americans oppose late-term abortion and believe abortion ought to be illegal in some or all circumstances.

Even though the U.S. Supreme Court nullified state marriage laws nationwide with its Obergefell decision in 2015, 57% of Arkansans still think same-sex marriage should not be recognized.

The numbers go up when the responses are narrowed to likely voters, with 48% of likely voters opposing abortion and 60% opposing same-sex marriage.

You can read the poll summary here.