‘Gay Marriage’ Ruling Now Creates ‘Much Greater Threat’ to Religious Liberty
A nationally-recognized legal organization states that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling declaring that those of the same sex have a “fundamental right to marry” has now created a serious threat to religious liberty nationwide.
“Because the court has created a [newly-defined] fundamental right to marry that is on par with the First Amendment, there’s a clash between the exercise of religion and the fundamental right to marry,” Doug Wardlow, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) told Christian News Network. “The court’s opinion doesn’t address the reality of that clash.”
He said that he believes that “[t]here is now a much greater threat” against faith-based businesses and organizations as a result of the ruling.
“What we’re going to see is further attacks on the freedom of Christian businesses: wedding photographers, florists [and] anyone involved in the wedding business,” Wardlow...
