Alliance Defense Fund’s response to the Iowa Supreme Court decision to require homosexual “marriage”
“‘I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest….’” Isaiah 62: 6 (NIV)
Yesterday, I posted an article about the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to require homosexual “marriage.” Tonight, the response by the Alliance Defense Fund to that erroneous decision. The article:
“Stakes Are Rising in States Falling for Homosexual Political Agenda
Inside the issues with Alan Sears
ADF attorneys: Judge erroneously dismissed expert testimony in Iowa marriage case
Inside the Issues with Alan Sears
April 21, 2009
It wouldn’t surprise Professor Harold Hill to learn they’ve got Trouble in Iowa—but the problem’s now considerably worse than pool tables and ‘dime novels hidden in a corn crib.’
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Iowa—where same-sex couples (by their own count) represent only 0.2 percent of the total population—struck down the state’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), declaring it to be in conflict with the state constitution. That is, to say the least, a curious conclusion—and a flagrant demonstration of judicial activism—given that marriage has been a strictly one-man, one-woman proposition in Iowa for as long as the state’s been a state.
That’s also how the state’s DOMA defines marriage, and the DOMA was passed by a nearly unanimous vote in 1998 by the people of Iowa, as represented by their state legislators. ADF attorneys represented several of those legislators in the recent case, filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the high court on their behalf in defense of the DOMA.
But ‘in one stroke, seven unelected justices of the court turned 170 years of Iowa public policy on its head,’ says long-time Iowa attorney and ADF Senior Legal Counsel Douglas Napier. ‘The Iowa marriage law was simple, settled, and overwhelmingly supported by Iowans. The Defense of Marriage Act was nearly unanimously supported by the legislature when it was passed. It was supported by the governor and a majority of Iowans.
‘There was simply no legitimate reason for the court to redefine marriage,’ he says. ‘The court stepped outside of its proper role of interpreting the law and has instead overruled the will of the people and created new law. Now it’s time for the Iowa Legislature to allow the people to vote on marriage as one man and one woman by placing a marriage amendment on the ballot. Let Iowans be heard. The legal definition of marriage should be in their hands, not the hands of unelected judges.’
Meanwhile, in Vermont—the first state ordered by its Supreme Court to implement ‘civil unions’ a few years ago—a group of activist legislators, building on that earlier court order, trumped the will of the people. On April 7, the state legislature overrode Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of legislation that fabricates same-sex ‘marriage’ in Vermont. So much for the idea that ‘civil unions’ (court-mandated or otherwise) can serve as a legal compromise to protect marriage.
‘This move demonstrates without question that ‘civil unions’ are never acceptable middle ground,’ says ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. ‘They are the groundwork used to pave the way toward redefining, and even abolishing, marriage. Other states should not be naïve.’
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., officials announced that same-sex ‘marriages’ from other jurisdictions will now be legally recognized within the district—indicating their willingness, like that of Iowa judges and Vermont legislators, to clear the legal path for homes where children will not have the benefit of a mother and father.
‘The state should do everything necessary to ensure that children aren’t denied their most important birthright: a mom and a dad,’ Nimocks says. ‘All non-partisan research and plain common sense tells us that when children are denied a mom and a dad, it leads to far more drug use, early sexual activity, criminal activity, mental depression, suicide, and problems in school.
‘The issue is bigger than a ‘personal relationship,’ he says. ‘How can we justify hurting an untold number of children for the possible emotional benefit of a very small number of adults?’
(According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, same-sex couples represent only 0.6 percent of the total population of Vermont and no more than 1.2 percent of the total population of the District of Columbia.)
No, it hasn’t been a good month for marriage in America—and we’re still awaiting the judgment of the California Supreme Court on the fate of same-sex ‘marriage’ in that state. (Of course, now we know that the California Supreme Court upheld the will of the people and the vote of the people and ended the judicially mandated “marriage” of homosexuals. However, the court did ERROR in allowing those “marriages” that were conducted during the interval, when the court tyrannically ruled “marriage” must be allowed and the vote of the people preempted that decision, to remain “valid”—my addition.) But don’t be discouraged by reports that ‘the battle is over.’ God’s still on His throne, the biblical directives on marriage are clear, and the Alliance Defense Fund legal team is working tirelessly to defend that truth in courts all over America. (And if the whole nation allows homosexual marriage, GOD is still victorious and it is the people of the nation who will eventually be the losers! GOD CAN NOT LOSE! HE allows people to sin but eventually HE is victorious and HIS WILL will be done!—my addition)
What’s more, the vast majority of the American people want marriage protected. In 30 out of 30 states where voters were given an opportunity to define marriage, one-man/one-woman marriage won strongly every time. In addition, national polls show that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe marriage should be the union of one man and one woman.
So, we pray. There are good people in the Iowa and Vermont legislatures, working tirelessly to counteract, circumvent, and redress these bad votes. There are wise judges who recognize the truth and elevate it over personal and political agendas—including the temptation to expand their role. And there are hundreds of thousands of courageous Americans standing for the Truth in their communities.
May God bless all of their efforts, and those of ADF, to accomplish His purpose in our nation.”
“He then said to me: ‘Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.’” Ezekiel 3: 4 (NIV)
“‘But the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hardened and obstinate. But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified of them, though they are a rebellious house.’” Ezekiel 3: 7-9 (NIV)
“At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, and you will have saved yourself.’” Ezekiel 3: 16-21 (NIV)
“‘Now I (spoken by the apostle Paul—my addition) know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. (Spoken specifically to the elders of the church in Ephesus.—my addition) Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.’” Acts 20: 25-31 (NIV)
(Spoken by JESUS) “‘He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.’” Luke 11: 23 (NIV)
“‘I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest….’” Isaiah 62: 6 (NIV)
Yesterday, I posted an article about the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to require homosexual “marriage.” Tonight, the response by the Alliance Defense Fund to that erroneous decision. The article:
“Stakes Are Rising in States Falling for Homosexual Political Agenda
Inside the issues with Alan Sears
ADF attorneys: Judge erroneously dismissed expert testimony in Iowa marriage case
Inside the Issues with Alan Sears
April 21, 2009
It wouldn’t surprise Professor Harold Hill to learn they’ve got Trouble in Iowa—but the problem’s now considerably worse than pool tables and ‘dime novels hidden in a corn crib.’
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Iowa—where same-sex couples (by their own count) represent only 0.2 percent of the total population—struck down the state’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), declaring it to be in conflict with the state constitution. That is, to say the least, a curious conclusion—and a flagrant demonstration of judicial activism—given that marriage has been a strictly one-man, one-woman proposition in Iowa for as long as the state’s been a state.
That’s also how the state’s DOMA defines marriage, and the DOMA was passed by a nearly unanimous vote in 1998 by the people of Iowa, as represented by their state legislators. ADF attorneys represented several of those legislators in the recent case, filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the high court on their behalf in defense of the DOMA.
But ‘in one stroke, seven unelected justices of the court turned 170 years of Iowa public policy on its head,’ says long-time Iowa attorney and ADF Senior Legal Counsel Douglas Napier. ‘The Iowa marriage law was simple, settled, and overwhelmingly supported by Iowans. The Defense of Marriage Act was nearly unanimously supported by the legislature when it was passed. It was supported by the governor and a majority of Iowans.
‘There was simply no legitimate reason for the court to redefine marriage,’ he says. ‘The court stepped outside of its proper role of interpreting the law and has instead overruled the will of the people and created new law. Now it’s time for the Iowa Legislature to allow the people to vote on marriage as one man and one woman by placing a marriage amendment on the ballot. Let Iowans be heard. The legal definition of marriage should be in their hands, not the hands of unelected judges.’
Meanwhile, in Vermont—the first state ordered by its Supreme Court to implement ‘civil unions’ a few years ago—a group of activist legislators, building on that earlier court order, trumped the will of the people. On April 7, the state legislature overrode Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of legislation that fabricates same-sex ‘marriage’ in Vermont. So much for the idea that ‘civil unions’ (court-mandated or otherwise) can serve as a legal compromise to protect marriage.
‘This move demonstrates without question that ‘civil unions’ are never acceptable middle ground,’ says ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. ‘They are the groundwork used to pave the way toward redefining, and even abolishing, marriage. Other states should not be naïve.’
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., officials announced that same-sex ‘marriages’ from other jurisdictions will now be legally recognized within the district—indicating their willingness, like that of Iowa judges and Vermont legislators, to clear the legal path for homes where children will not have the benefit of a mother and father.
‘The state should do everything necessary to ensure that children aren’t denied their most important birthright: a mom and a dad,’ Nimocks says. ‘All non-partisan research and plain common sense tells us that when children are denied a mom and a dad, it leads to far more drug use, early sexual activity, criminal activity, mental depression, suicide, and problems in school.
‘The issue is bigger than a ‘personal relationship,’ he says. ‘How can we justify hurting an untold number of children for the possible emotional benefit of a very small number of adults?’
(According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, same-sex couples represent only 0.6 percent of the total population of Vermont and no more than 1.2 percent of the total population of the District of Columbia.)
No, it hasn’t been a good month for marriage in America—and we’re still awaiting the judgment of the California Supreme Court on the fate of same-sex ‘marriage’ in that state. (Of course, now we know that the California Supreme Court upheld the will of the people and the vote of the people and ended the judicially mandated “marriage” of homosexuals. However, the court did ERROR in allowing those “marriages” that were conducted during the interval, when the court tyrannically ruled “marriage” must be allowed and the vote of the people preempted that decision, to remain “valid”—my addition.) But don’t be discouraged by reports that ‘the battle is over.’ God’s still on His throne, the biblical directives on marriage are clear, and the Alliance Defense Fund legal team is working tirelessly to defend that truth in courts all over America. (And if the whole nation allows homosexual marriage, GOD is still victorious and it is the people of the nation who will eventually be the losers! GOD CAN NOT LOSE! HE allows people to sin but eventually HE is victorious and HIS WILL will be done!—my addition)
What’s more, the vast majority of the American people want marriage protected. In 30 out of 30 states where voters were given an opportunity to define marriage, one-man/one-woman marriage won strongly every time. In addition, national polls show that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe marriage should be the union of one man and one woman.
So, we pray. There are good people in the Iowa and Vermont legislatures, working tirelessly to counteract, circumvent, and redress these bad votes. There are wise judges who recognize the truth and elevate it over personal and political agendas—including the temptation to expand their role. And there are hundreds of thousands of courageous Americans standing for the Truth in their communities.
May God bless all of their efforts, and those of ADF, to accomplish His purpose in our nation.”
“He then said to me: ‘Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.’” Ezekiel 3: 4 (NIV)
“‘But the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hardened and obstinate. But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified of them, though they are a rebellious house.’” Ezekiel 3: 7-9 (NIV)
“At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, and you will have saved yourself.’” Ezekiel 3: 16-21 (NIV)
“‘Now I (spoken by the apostle Paul—my addition) know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. (Spoken specifically to the elders of the church in Ephesus.—my addition) Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.’” Acts 20: 25-31 (NIV)
(Spoken by JESUS) “‘He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.’” Luke 11: 23 (NIV)
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