Altering Marriage Will Impact Freedom of
Conscience in Hawaii: Since the 2012 elections, the number of states
sanctioning same-sex marriage has doubled, but in the rush to appease some
outspoken and politically-connected citizens, are the religious liberties of
others being trampled?
That’s the worry in Hawaii, where
the State Senate recently voted 20-4 to legalize same-sex “marriage,” repealing
a constitutional amendment passed by popular vote in 1998 that defined marriage
as being between one man and one woman.
Army Needs To Address the Root of this Problem: Two weeks ago, at Camp
Shelby in Mississippi, counter-intelligence officers presented a briefing that
identified the American Family Association – a non-profit Christian
organization – as a “domestic hate group.” This was not the first time
something bizarre like this had happened. On another army base, evangelical
Christians and Catholics were listed as prime examples of religious extremism.
On yet another, the Founding Fathers were portrayed as extreme.
Then, last week, a similar report came out
about a briefing at Fort Hood in Texas where Tea Party supporters, in addition
to evangelical Christians, were labeled as extremists.
Each time, senior military officials
downplayed the shocking classifications as isolated incidents. But a string of
incidents reflect a pattern.
Read more on the organization’s
blog.
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