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February 25, 2014 ( BreakPoint ) - Imagine for a moment that someone sues you. You arrive in court, expecting your lawyer to defend your interests, only to hear him say that he disagrees with you and will now assist your adversary. There would be pandemonium. Your attorney would be relieved of his duties, and in all likelihood, face professional censure. Yet, something akin to this happened to the people of Virginia last week. It’s part of a trend that should trouble people regardless of their position on certain “hot-button” issues. On February 13, a federal district court judge in Norfolk struck down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Arrenda Wright Allen ruled that the voter-approved amendment to the Virginia constitution violated the 14th Amendment ’s Equal Protection Clause . Allen wrote that “Government interests in perpetuating traditions, shielding state matters from federal interference, and favoring one model of parenting over others must yield to th

March 27, 2013 ( thePublicDiscourse.com ) - In our sometimes misguided efforts to expand our freedom, selfish adults have systematically dismantled that which is most precious to children as they grow and develop. That’s why I am now  speaking out against same-sex marriage . By the way,  I am gay . A few days ago I testified against pending same-sex marriage legislation in Minnesota ’s Senate Judiciary and House Civil Law Committees. The atmosphere at these events (I’ve also testified elsewhere) seems tinged with unreality—almost a carnival-like surrealism. Natural law, tradition, religion, intellectual curiosity, and free inquiry no longer play a role in deliberations. Same-sex marriage legislation is defended solely on grounds of moral relativism and emotions. Pure sophistry is pitted against reason. Reason is losing. Here’s the problem: The national discussion of same-sex marriage treats the issue like a game of checkers , where opponents can quickly gain each o

Does it seem to you as though religious freedom is under fire more than ever these days? If so, it's not your imagination. Last week, the federal government filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court , which will begin hearings later this month en route to deciding whether to strike down all barriers to same-sex marriage in every state. The administration weighed in with an opinion about Prop. 8 , the constitutional amendment California voters passed in 2008 defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman in the state. Despite the fact that the federal government is neither a plaintiff nor a defendant in the case, the U.S. Department of Justice asked the court to strike it down as unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . The 14th Amendment, ratified during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War , assures every citizen of equal protection under the law. The Obama administration is twisting this to say that neither the voters in Californ

Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) May 24, 2012 ( PublicDiscourse.com ) - The president has recently received a  good deal of credit  from liberal commentators for having come out clearly in support of same-sex marriage . Having once opposed it, and having more recently said that his position was evolving, he has now said that he is in favor of it. The credit he is getting for this supposedly brave stand is undeserved, however, because the president’s position is still, on a close examination, very muddled. It is sufficiently inconsistent to lead one to suspect that it arises from a deep confusion or, alternatively, an equally deep cynicism about the principles at stake. These contradictions are readily apparent to anyone who takes the time to read the full  transcript  of the president’s interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, in which he made national news by announcing his new position and discussed the reasons for it at length. To begin with, it is noteworthy