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North Carolina Court of Appeals Says State Laws against Cheating during Marriage are Constitutional

By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League September 8, 2017 RALEIGH – This week the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of two North Carolina laws, alienation of affection and criminal conversation, which are designed to protect the promise of monogamy in marriage. According to court documents, Marc Malecek discovered that his wife, Amber, […]

‘Gay Marriage’ Demand: Force Christians to Violate Faith

Filing argues it’s not enough for homosexuals to have same access as heterosexuals By Bob Unruh Would Net Daily January 30, 2017 “Gay”-rights advocates in North Carolina are in court to force every state magistrate to endorse “same-sex marriage” by performing ceremonies, even if it conflicts with their religious beliefs. The demands in the Ansley v. Warren […]

President Trump Takes Office: Here are Six Key Promises He Made on Abortion, Marriage, and Liberty

By Pete Baklinski Lifesitenews.com January 24, 2017 President Donald Trump in his inaugural address spoke of the “new vision [that] will govern our land,” promising that the “time for empty talk is over” and that “now arrives the hour of action.” While he did not specifically mention moral issues like abortion and same-sex “marriage” in […]

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Shows States How to Reclaim Their Sovereignty on Marriage

Judge Moore Only One Following the Constitution By Bryan Fischer American Family Association January 7, 2015 Alabama chief justice Roy Moore issued an order yesterday prohibiting the state’s probate judges from issuing any licenses for same sex marriages. They “have a ministerial duty,” wrote the judge, “not to issue any marriage license contrary” to the […]

Marriage, a Wolf, and Little Red Riding Hood

By Dr. Mark Creech   Since I was a boy, I have always loved the literary genre of fables – fictional stories featuring animals with human qualities meant to illustrate some moral maxim. Like parables, such stories are never intended to convey meaning in every detail. Yet, much of it may draw, even in unsuspecting ways, […]

Thirty-Two N.C. Magistrates Recuse Themselves from Performing Marriages Because of Religious Objections to Gay Nuptials

By Pam Blume Christian Action League September 11, 2015 The incarceration of Rowan County (Ky.) County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples was a predicted consequence of the June Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. Those who hold to a conviction that scripture does not allow for such “marriages” […]

N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts Reports 14 Magistrates Recused Themselves from Performing Marriages under New Religious Liberty Law

By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 9, 2015 RALEIGH – According to the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), 14 of the state’s 672 magistrates have recused themselves from performing marriages, while the North Carolina Association of Register of Deeds states 5 register of deeds out of 100 counties have opted out […]

Supreme Court Says States Must Recognize Gay Marriage

By Michael Gryboski Christian Post June 26, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down four state constitutional amendments defining marriage as between one man and one woman in a landmark decision. After years of refusing to take up the matter, the highest court in the land ruled 5-4 Friday in Obergefell v. […]