As Supreme Court Debates, 2016 Presidential Hopefuls Define Marriage Views

The national debate over same-sex marriage has landed back in the Supreme Court, but few major presidential candidates routinely put the issue on the front burner. ✧ Among more than a dozen possible Republican hopefuls, only three spoke out forcefully in recent days on their belief that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. ✧ The three—Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas—appeared determined to underline their defense of traditional marriage.

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Related:
Bobby Jindal: I’m Holding Firm Against Gay Marriage (op-ed, New York Times, 4/23/15)
Ryan T. Anderson’s Instant Analysis of Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Case (video, The Daily Signal, 4/28/15)
Don’t Silence the 50 Million Who Voted for One Man-One Woman Marriage, The Daily Signal, 4/27/15 (Hat tip: Stella) Read More......

RS: Marriage as Purposeful Institution

RED STATE, by Ryan T. Anderson
When a baby is born, a mother always is nearby. The question is whether a father will be involved in the life of that child and, if so, for how long. ✧ Marriage increases the odds that a man will be committed to both the children that he helps create and to the woman with whom he does so. ✧ The recent oral arguments at the Supreme Court highlighted this and other key questions about redefining marriage as we’ve always understood it in America. That is, marriage is the union of a man and woman as husband and wife to provide any children of that union with a father and a mother. Read more including thoughts from the justices at Red State... Read More......