What Small Businesses Need to Know About the Supreme Court Gay Marriage
Roy Moore, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, is an mad, mad man. On Sunday, Moore told a church congregation that the United States Supreme Court has “destroyed the institution of God” by legalizing same-sex marriage.
At least one study examining this proposition, which assessed predictors of mental health in midlife and older gay men, found that civil marriage protects against stress associated with being a sexual minority person and more generic age-related stressors related to concerns about finances and maintaining independence. Unless you count fiery but familiar anti-gay sound bites.
Mental health professionals should observe how lesbians and gay men experience the psychosocial benefits of same-sex marriage.
“The parade is their day to be themselves completely”, said President of the Pride Houston board of directors Frankie Quijano.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that state governments across the nation must issue and recognize same-sex marriages, some Christian colleges have begun to capitulate to the mounting pressure and change their policies regarding homosexuality.
Same-sex couples who got married in Arkansas in 2014 are in limbo with the Social Security Administration.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling in favor of marriage equality continues to cause varied reactions and will continue to do so for some time to come.
“There is no one in my office issuing licenses, they all object for religious reasons”, Davis said in a radio interview.
“Set an environment that says we recognize this decision, we intend to do everything we can … and we’ll get to work on it”, Kessler says.
The nation’s high court on June 26 struck down same-sex marriage bans in a case called Obergefell v. Hodges. Whether she likes it or not, that community has a right to have its beliefs respected, whether one agrees with them or not. Prior to the ruling, a number of employers extended these benefits because gay couples often were denied the right to marry legally. “State law now has to permit same-sex couples to be married; that doesn’t make same-sex marriage a protected classification under employment discrimination laws”. “Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord, your God, will be with you wherever you go”.
We as human beings have no right to change the definition of marriage or any other content from the Bible.
“I love them, so I support them”, Walker said of his wife Tonette’s cousin and her partner.