No one can doubt Huckabee’s profound and courageous commitment to the traditional (or Biblical) understanding of marriage, and he showed it in the hours and days after the Supreme Court’s narrow majority imposed gay marriage in all 50 states. From his statement:
Unlike, say, Chris Christie, whose record of judicial appointments in New Jersey was just awful, Perry has a point about Perry-type judges in Texas. Erick Erickson asked him, “If elected president, what would you do to protect churches and Christian businesses.” Perry declined
Immediately following the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling, Rick Santorum tweeted and issued a statement: Today, five unelected judges decided to redefine the foundational unit that binds together our society without public debate or input. Now it is the people’s opportunity to respond because
On June 26, a narrow majority of Supreme Court justices struck down the traditional definition of marriage, ruling all 50 states must recognize same-sex unions as marriages. The four dissenters included the usually mild-mannered Chief Justice John Roberts, who called the majority
Last week, Maggie reported on comments Jeb Bush made in California which could have been construed as opposing religious protections for Christian florists and bakers, though fortunately, it turned out to be a misunderstanding. If there were still any doubts about his
The ink on the First Amendment Defense Act is barely dry, and already some Republicans in the House are trying to subvert it, according to The New York Times: At the same time, wary Republican moderates have quietly drafted a novel alternative
On Friday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made a remarkably lawless decision: it unilaterally added “sexual orientation” the Civil Rights Act of 1964, something wholly unjustified by the text, by the history, or by the plain meaning of the statute, hijacking the
I have been pushing social conservatives to focus on the First Amendment Defense Act because it points to the growing problem: people who are known to oppose gay marriage are increasingly losing their livelihoods. The legislation isn’t perfect, but it combines important
