The following blog post is by Family Council Staff member Sarah Bean.
In light of last Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision there are already talks of a movement sweeping across states to repeal state-enacted marriage amendments. Already there are claims that traditional marriage is a thing of the past, and those of us who believe marriage is between one man and one woman are a dying breed, or we just need to stop being “bigots” and accept the inevitable. After all there’s no harm, right?
The interesting thing about this debate is that despite same-sex marriage proponents’ claim marriage-redefinition is “inevitable,” it really is not.
Some of the more recent popular opinion polling shows public support for same-sex marriage right around 50%. The Supreme Court’s DOMA decision is reflective of this, coming down 5 to 4. In Supreme Court rulings that is as close to 50/50 as you can get. Across our nation there is still strong support for traditional marriage—otherwise Californians would not have voted to pass Proposition 8 in 2008. We may not scream as loudly, but our numbers shout volumes, even if courts (ahem, 9th Circuit) overrule the vote of the people.
This issue isn’t going away any time soon, and don’t let claims of the “inevitable” fool you into defeat. As this battle continues, stand up for the Biblical truth of what God has created marriage to be. Even if you are afraid to speak out, know that there is strength in numbers and especially your vote.
Betty Ratcliffe
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