Broadside: Cases settled, divide remains
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 7:32pm
(NECN) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday in two cases – DOMA and Prop 8.
While gay activists are elated by the rulings, opponents say they’re not done fighting.
Sue O’Connell is the publisher of Bay Windows, which serves New England’s LGBT community. Kris Mineau is with the Massachusetts Family Institute.
“You still have 38 states that affirm marriage between a man and a woman, and we have all over recorded history on our side. These are speed bumps in a road that I believe eventually will be straightened out,” Mineau says.
“There’s no disagreement that we now have to go state-by-state, which is really what I think many activists and a lot of architects of it wanted to happen in some ways,” O’Connell says.
Happy Religious Freedom Day, Plymouth.
Today is Religious Freedom Day, but is Plymouth really honoring it? In the video clip below, watch as Selectman Kevin Canty questions school committee candidate Debby Dugan’s ability to uphold the Constitution “despite her Christian beliefs.” Even though Debby has years of experience serving on various education committees, she was
