COMMENTARY: For faithful Christians, Jews and Muslims, the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges leaves more questions than answers.
In the days running up to today’s Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges), constitutional pundits predicted a wide range of outcomes: from the creation of a sweeping constitutional right to same-sex marriage to a ruling that leaves the issue to the states, to an outright rejection of marital rights for same-sex couples. The Supreme Court has now spoken and has broadly and unequivocally stated that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
The question now arises as to how this ruling will impact religious organizations that hold deep and sincere beliefs opposed to same-sex marriage. Will governmental authorities require churches and synagogues to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies? Will religious schools and universities be required to provide housing for same-sex couples? With regard to the clash between constitutional religious-liberty rights and the newly created constitutional right to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court leaves us with more questions than answers.
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