'Saying that the Constitution requires [homosexual] practice, which is contrary to the religious beliefs of many of our citizens – I don't know how you can get more extreme than that.'
If enacted, the deceptively titled Equality Act would punish dissenters, giving no quarter to Americans who continue to believe that marriage and sexual relations are reserved to the union of one man and one woman.
The Newport Beach City Council voted August 11 to disassociate itself from a councilman's email criticizing the Supreme Court's June decision redefining marriage in the U.S.
IRS commissioner John Koskinen, asked multiple times about the matter, offered only temporary and vague reassurances that churches and religious schools can keep their tax-exempt status.
A careful reading of the holding of the Kennedy opinion reveals that the right to marry recognized by the Supreme Court is not at all what has been assumed.