COMMENTARY: When the Supreme Court takes up 303 Creative v. Elenis on Dec. 5, we will find out if people who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman will be shielded from reprisal. Web designer Lorie Smith is taking her case 303 Creative v. Elenis to the U.S. Supreme Court. (photo: Courtesy photo / ADF) Back in 2015, the Supreme Court created a constitutional right to same-sex civil marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the Court’s majority, was quick to note that “religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned.” Kennedy continued by stressing that “the First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths, and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.” Fast-forward seven years: Does that “proper protection” Kennedy mentioned offer a legal shield for those who hold a traditional Christian view of marriage as between a man and a woman? We are likely to find out […]
