Yesterday was not a good day in the United States for the sanctity of marriage.
I have a story posted here on our site of Rhode Island becoming the 10th state
to approve same-sex marriage. Let us continue to be in constant prayer and be Salt and light on this issue, and stand in the gap for God on the sanctity of marriage and life. The damage being done to the children of our country is horrible, through abortion and same-sex marriage. I encourage you to watch out TV program this Saturday night at 7:30pm on KAZQ CH 32 as I interview Pastor Stevie Smothermon of Legacy Church as he speaks to these issues. You can watch on line at www.kazq32.org
Supporters of gay marriage have reached a major goal, with two cases — California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act — before the U.S. Supreme Court. That platform and recent wins on the state level have provided new momentum for their cause.
But as the New York Times recently acknowledged, a new generation is emerging to defend traditional marriage.
Ryan Anderson, a fellow at the influential Heritage Foundation and author of the bookWhat Is Marriage?, argues that redefining marriage makes the institution more about adult desires than children’s needs.
“Marriage exists to bring a man and a woman together as husband and wife to be father and mother to any children their union produces,” Anderson wrote in a March 20 Heritage Foundation article.
“Marriage is based on the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman and on the social reality that children need a mother and a father,” he continued.
“And as ample social science has shown, children tend to do best when reared by their mother and father,” he concluded.
