A third of Hoe Republins voted wh every sgle Democrat to enshre protectns for gay marriage to feral law on Tuday rponse to the Supreme Court's abortn cisn.
Contents:
- SENATE CLEARS HURDLE TO MOVE GAY MARRIAGE BILL TOWARD FAL PASSAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE BILL, OTHER MAJOR ISSU S LIMBO AS SENATE RETURNS OM AUGT RECS
- GAY MARRIAGE: WHY SUPREME COURT GOT WRONG
- CLARENCE THOMAS SAYS SUPREME COURT SHOULD RENSIR NTRACEPTN, GAY MARRIAGE LGS
- YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, AMERI, GAY MARRIAGE IS JT THE BEGNG
- SENATORS PREVIEW TAILS OF RELIG RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO GAY MARRIAGE BILL
SENATE CLEARS HURDLE TO MOVE GAY MARRIAGE BILL TOWARD FAL PASSAGE
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Congrsnal efforts to pass legislatn protectg gay marriage rights followed a solo Supreme Court opn by Jtice Clarence Thomas June the se Dobbs v. In a 267-157 vote, the Hoe passed legislatn repealg the Defense of Marriage Act and enshrg protectns for gay marriage to feral law.
Associate Jtice Clarence Thomas went a step further by thorg a ncurrg opn that suggted the urt should revis other lgs cludg, gay marriage and accs to ntraceptn. " CLARENCE THOMAS SAYS SUPREME COURT SHOULD RECONSIDER CONTRACEPTION, GAY MARRIAGE RULINGS Associate Jtice Clarence Thomas went a step further by thorg a ncurrg opn that suggted the urt should revis other lgs cludg, gay marriage and accs to ntraceptn. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Toronto, Canada - 25 June 2017: Gay Pri Para spectator holdg small gay rabow flag durg Toronto Pri Para 2017 (iStock)The legislatn now heads to the 50-50 Senate where fac an uncerta fate.
Gay marriage legislatn is one of several major issu up the air for the Senate as returns om s Augt recs Tuday wh midterm electns ls than two months away.
GAY MARRIAGE BILL, OTHER MAJOR ISSU S LIMBO AS SENATE RETURNS OM AUGT RECS
The Senate moved forward a bill that would dify gay marriage after receivg support om both Democrats and Republins. * fox news on gay marriage *
The Hoe of Reprentativ passed a bill to dify same-sex marriage rights July after Jtice Clarence Thomas raised qutns about Supreme Court precent on gay marriage an opn this sprg.
Tammy Baldw, D-Wis., one of the chief -sponsors of the Senate's gay marriage bill, told PBS Wisns late July she hop a vote will happen "early September.
Dianne Feste, GOP RE-ELECTION ARM GOES UP WITH NEW ADS IN ARIZONA AND WISCONSIN MIDTERM BATTLEGROUNDSOne Senate GOP ai said there may be some members who support gay marriage legislatn but "who feel burned by the Schumer/Manch al, " and th may bee ls operative wh Democrats. But another Senate Republin ai faiar wh discsns on the gay marriage bill predicted supporters will not have any problem fdg 10 GOP vot for the bill to reach the 60-vote filibter thrhold. However, the send GOP ai said, that uld be a reason for Schumer to wa until after the general electn before llg a vote to avoid givg vulnerable Republins a chance to vote support of gay marriage legislatn.
GAY MARRIAGE: WHY SUPREME COURT GOT WRONG
Lawmakers face gay marrige bill, ernment fundg, Electoral Count Act reform and more fal weeks of ssn before key November midterm electns. * fox news on gay marriage *
Associate Supreme Court Jtice Clarence Thomas appeared to raise qutns about the validy of the Supreme Court precent on gay marriage an opn this sprg. San Colls, R-Mae, is one of the origal -sponsors of a bill to dify gay marriage the Senate.
"The Obergefell opn thored by Kennedy aimed to balance the rights of relig people wh those of gay upl, sayg that "[m]any who em same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that ncln based on cent and honorable relig or philosophil premis. "In other words, Obergefell was read to suggt that beg a public official wh tradnal Christian valu was legally tantamount to vid discrimatn toward homosexuals.
"Thomas add: "This asssment flows directly om Obergefell’s language, which characterized such views as 'disparag[g]' homosexuals and 'dimish[g] their personhood' through '[d]ignary wounds. FILE -- June 25, 2015: John Becker, 30, of Silver Sprg, Md., wav a rabow flag support of gay marriage outsi the Supreme Court Washgton.
CLARENCE THOMAS SAYS SUPREME COURT SHOULD RENSIR NTRACEPTN, GAY MARRIAGE LGS
One do not have to be a homophobe or bigot to believe that the Supreme Court ma a tragic error today creatg out of th air an imagary right for gay marriage. * fox news on gay marriage *
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Mart) One do not have to be a homophobe or bigot to believe that the Supreme Court ma a tragic error today creatg out of th air an imagary right for gay marriage. By enshrg gay marriage as a “civil right, ” the Court will be openg a floodgate of ligatn agast dividuals and bs that refe to honor same-sex marriag bee of relig nvictns. After all, if gay marriage is a civil right, then anyone who oppos is guilty of a civil rights vlatn.
We have already seen bakeri, florists, and weddg chapels sued and, some s, put out of bs bee of their refal to participate gay weddg ceremoni. Addnally, we n expect both civil and ernmental actns agast relig stutns that refe to honor gay marriage as a civil right.
If gay marriage has now been elevated to a civil right on par wh terracial marriage, what ratnale would ernment have for not revokg the tax-exempt stat of any relig anizatn that do not regnize same-sex unns?
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, AMERI, GAY MARRIAGE IS JT THE BEGNG
Anytime you unterfe somethg, you cheapen the value of the real thg, and gay marriage is “unterfe marriage” (In fairns, heterosexuals have also been cheapeng the value of marriage for years through adultery and divorce. Any variatn om that—premaral sex, adultery, polygamy, unbiblil divorce, or homosexualy—is a viatn om God’s origal plan for sex. Texas 2003 alt wh homosexual sex between nsentg parti, and Obergefell v.
SENATORS PREVIEW TAILS OF RELIG RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO GAY MARRIAGE BILL
Hodg tread the same terrory 2015 to le gay marriage as a nstutnally protected right to speculated that the overturng of Roe would provi a blueprt for revisg years' worth of cisns that he says are "monstrably erroneo. Blow claimed the right was forcg LGBTQ folks to "cultural gay ghettos.