Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of the infamous Obergefell Supreme Court decision that forced legal acceptance of same-sex marriage on all the states. The decision was a disaster from a number of standpoints.
I found a couple of good articles that discuss the decision and its implications. In particular, the culture of marriage and family; the religious liberty of Christians; and the best interests of children have all been harmed substantially.
One of these articles is written by Matthew Franck; and the other is by Katy Faust. The articles differ in tone and emphasis, but they each capture well what has happened.
To its credit, the Southern Baptist Convention a couple of weeks ago voted that the Obergefell decision should be overturned. Indeed, that needs to happen.
Dissenting Opinion
Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito each wrote a separate dissenting opinion. The Chief Justice read part of his dissenting opinion from the bench, his first time doing so since joining the Court in 2005.[115][116]
Majority opinion
Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the Court’s opinion declaring same-sex couples have the right to marry.
Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the majority opinion and was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. The majority held that state same-sex marriage bans are a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
Ginsburg, Bryer and Kennedy are all gone, having been replaced with conservative Associate justices.
Roe v. Wade was overturned… Why not Obergefell v. Hodges.
Absolutely, Fred. The sooner, the better.