Alabama's Chief Justice, Roy Moore, seems to be sowing his wild oats these days. He is out on a speaking tour (perhaps he is thinking of running for public office). And, one of his talking points is that he wants the states to call a Constitutional Convention, so that 'traditional marriage' can be added to the constitution. My guess is that he also wants to make Christianity the official religion of the USA (judging from his previous comments). Anyway, he recently gave a speech in Washington state. Here is part of it:
From The New Civil Rights Movement:
Chief Justice Moore told the audience assembled at the Oakbrook Country and Golf Club that the 1885 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. Ramsey — a case about polygamy in Utah – made clear that marriage can only be “one man and one woman in the holy estate of matrimony.”
“It is the sure foundation of all that is noble and stable in our civilization,” Moore said, warning that same-sex marriage will destroy so-called “traditional marriage,” and then America.
One man-one woman marriage, Moore said, “is the best guarantee of that reverent morality which is the source of all beneficent progress and social and political improvement. Foundation is the foundation of our country. If it is destroyed, then our Constitution will fail, our government will fail because God’s institution has been interfered with.”
And, one more thing ... congratulations to
The New Civil Rights Movement for winning the "Outstanding Blog" award at GLAAD Media Awards held last weekend in New York City.
11:11 AM PT: Related (Sort Of): Two Alabama women have filed a federal lawsuit to force Alabama to recognize their out of state marriage.
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