Southern Baptists vote to call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling – Washington Examiner
At their annual convention in Dallas, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to pass a resolution urging the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges. This resolution highlights the church’s ongoing opposition to same-sex marriage and its desire to influence U.S.society to reflect Christian conservative values. Andrew Walker, an ethicist at a Southern Baptist seminary, stated that the goal is to keep the discussion surrounding this issue alive. He noted that there are plans for a long-term legal strategy to challenge the Obergefell decision, drawing inspiration from the efforts aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade. Prominent Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has previously indicated support for revisiting the same-sex marriage ruling, signaling potential future challenges from conservative Christian groups. The Southern Baptists aim to create pathways for legal challenges similar to those seen in abortion debates.
Southern Baptists vote to call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
Southern Baptists voted at their annual convention in Dallas on a resolution that would seek to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marriage.
While Southern Baptists have long been opposed to same-sex marriage, the resolution’s passage signifies the church’s efforts to garner its influence to make U.S. society adhere to Christian conservative values.
“What we’re trying to do is keep the conversation alive,” Andrew Walker, an ethicist at a Southern Baptist seminary in Kentucky who wrote the resolution, told the New York Times.
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination, are hoping to see Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage, overturned. They see the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade as a blueprint.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has previously signaled support for overturning Obergefell, having expressed in a concurring opinion in the case that overruled Roe, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Supreme Court should reconsider previous cases that legalized gay marriage and contraception.
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“Christians are called to play the long game,” Walker said. “There are burgeoning embryonic efforts being discussed at the legal-strategy level on how to begin to challenge Obergefell. How do we take the lessons from Roe that took 50 years? What is the legal strategy to overturn Obergefell at some point in the future?”
During last year’s convention, Baptists voted on a resolution signaling their opposition to in vitro fertilization.
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