Earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law passed by Congress that barred recognition of same-sex marriages. They also ruled that the plaintiffs in the case of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, did not have the legal standing to bring that lawsuit.
These two legal decisions have significant, far-reaching implications for all Americans. What do Christians need to know?
This bulletin prepared by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission outlines a few key details and suggestions for action. Feel free to download, print, and distribute at your church this Sunday.
For more insights into these decisions and their implications, check out the following:
- Albert Mohler: ‘Waiting for the Other Shoe’ The Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex Marriage
- Russell Moore: How Should Same-Sex Marriage Change the Church’s Witness
- Ed Stetzer: Prop 8, DOMA and the Christian Response