[longtermmemmory]

You forgot about the NJ sentor switch.

It seems to be a bedroom issue. It may just be that outside the bedroom, the rules will change. This would mean that states can regulate homosexual adoption, dual sex mariage, and public istitutions.

The danger is that this opinion may have reduced marriage from a societal institution to a mere contract. (massachusetts alert for reasoning predictions)

[Southack]

"The danger is that this opinion may have reduced marriage from a societal institution to a mere contract. (massachusetts alert for reasoning predictions)"

It's possible that we lost the fight over marriage more than a century ago. Why, for instance, is *government* in the business of regulating this particular religious practice known as marriage?

I certainly don't want the government passing laws about baptism and excommunication, so why is marriage OK to regulate by the government in the first place?

Regulating marriage may have been the seminal event in which the government camel poked its nose into the religious tent.

In my opinion, marriage is a religious practice that should *only* be regulated by the religion of your choice. Likewise, government laws about homeschooling and other practices that are driven by religious beliefs should be thrown out. It's simply NOT the government's domain.

[PhiKapMom]

You are right -- I did forget NJ! That makes me even more disgusted.

Personally think this is a wake-up call that we need to active in electing conservatives to the House and Senate and especially get more in the Senate so we can get less activist Judicial nominees through the confirmation process.

I am sick and tired of an activist SCOTUS that I have been witnessing and it scares me what would happen with the DemocRATs in control of the White House and Senate.