Tag: same-sex marriage

Gay Marriage SCOTUS Ruling Is ‘Clearly Wrong’: Cruz

July 17, 2022
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has said that the Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage was “clearly wrong.” “Obergefell, like Roe versus Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation’s history,” Cruz told podcast Verdict+. “In Obergefell, the court said, ‘no, we know better than you guys do,’ and now every state must sanction and permit gay…

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Ban on Same-Sex Marriage ‘Constitutional’ in Japan, Court Rules

June 21, 2022
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A Japanese court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by three same-sex couples who argued that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Three same-sex couples in their 30s and 50s contended in Osaka District Court that the law prohibiting them from marrying was “unjust discrimination” and sought 1 million yen ($7,400) in damages for…

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Foster Care Agency Wins First Supreme Court Case Ruling on Same-Sex Couples

June 21, 2021
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“This is the first case in which a foster care agency has won at the Supreme Court, and the first time the court has spoken on that particular issue.” Nick Reeves, an attorney at the Becket Fund for religious liberty, told The Epoch Times last Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June…

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Supreme Court Rules Foster Agencies Can Deny Certification to Same-Sex Couples on Religious Grounds

June 17, 2021
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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that a Catholic foster agency in Philadelphia was free to turn away same-sex couples as foster parents on grounds of religious freedom. The decision (pdf) comes in the case of Fulton v City of Philadelphia, in which Catholic Social Services (CSS) sued the city after being ordered not…

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