Following Your Conscience Isn’t the Same as Being Right

The Kentucky Clerk’s Refusal to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Actually Infringes on Religious Freedom

We can say this of Kim Davis: She understands freedom of conscience. Standing defiantly behind the counter, submitting to federal marshals, emerging to a hero’s greeting with presidential candidates by her side, Davis understands that no law, no court, no other human being, can bind her mind and heart. The clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, has grasped that being true to what she believes is more important than her professional future, her public image, her personal well-being. She has suffered for her beliefs, and in so doing she has followed …

The Next Big Question For Marriage

After the U.S. Supreme Court's Recent Rulings, Challenges Remain for States, Same-Sex Couples, and the Federal Government

The U.S. Supreme Court decisions on marriage rights—striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, and clearing the way for same-sex marriage to resume in California—felt like the culmination …