Marriage Articles

Obergefell Could Fall: What This Would Mean for Marriage in North Carolina

Obergefell Could Fall: What This Would Mean for Marriage in North Carolina

When Kentucky clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, she was mocked, jailed, and thrust into the national spotlight. Nearly a decade later, her case, Ermold v. Davis, is inching closer to the Supreme Court. The Court is…

From My Heart: Unanswered Questions, Unwavering Faith

From My Heart: Unanswered Questions, Unwavering Faith

In recent years, my life has been marked by a series of trials that have left me questioning, “What is going on?” These challenges have come one after another in a way that sometimes feels overwhelming. In 2021, I came dangerously close to death during a severe battle with COVID-19. A few years later, in 2024, the Christian Action League, a ministry I spent 25 years sacrificially serving, was dissolved – an event that profoundly impacted my heart and ministry. And if that wasn’t enough, my marriage, a relationship I deeply cherished, is now in the throes of separation and is not likely to survive, leaving me to navigate the painful loss of a 45-year bond that I expected would last a lifetime.