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False Enlightenment at the Court
In Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Kennedy has penned a decision of historic hubris and stupidity—as both Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Scalia argue in their dissents. The basis of the...
Marriage and Dignity
Recent arguments at the Supreme Court revealed deep confusion about the nature of dignity. Arguing that “the marriage institution did not develop to deny dignity or to give second class...
Justice Bosson and the Prostitution of Religious Belief
The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Christian-owned photography business couldn’t refuse to photograph a homosexual wedding. In his concurring statement, Justice Richard Bosson gives a new...
Summa Contra Dowd
In “ Courting Cowardice ,” published this week in the New York Times , Maureen Dowd attacks the natural law argument that since marriage is for procreation, homosexual couples...
