SDA Chruch files Brief(s).

[Gregory Matthews]

The SDA Church has filed so-called "friend of the court" brief(s) in a case presently before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

 

http://www.adventistreview.org/church-news/story2370-church-fears-same-sex-marriage-ruling-may-stifle-religious-freedom

 

http://www.adventistreview.org/news-commentary

 

 

The two above articles, taken together represent a balanced view of what the Church has done and the above two articles should be read by all. 

 

I applaud the church for stating, in the 1st article, that the case does not represent a real threat that clergy would be required to perform homosexual weddings.   In my opinion, that issue is simply a "red Herring" that has no reasonable basis in  either case or statute law.  In that 1st article, the church has laid out other concerns as to how their "religious liberty" may be affected by potential rulings of the Court.   I agree with the article that such may be the result in some cases, perhaps not all.  While I therefore have some agreement, I have some thinking that some of the issues may not actually religious rights that are protected by the Constitution and I have questions as to whether or not they should be so protected.

 

I believe that the 2nd article is of value in its statement as to why the Church had not taken a legal position on some aspects of the issue. 

 

Read.

 

They are of value.