tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post5576796345455601051..comments2023-10-24T07:38:47.024-07:00Comments on A Shepherd's Voice: Time to Fight!A Shepherd's Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743324067287303823noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-22107638044028297802008-05-26T03:45:00.000-07:002008-05-26T03:45:00.000-07:00How does this ruling "weaken the family fabric of ...How does this ruling "weaken the family fabric of our state?" It takes nothing away. It clarifies the separation between civil and religious marriage (remember, if you marry in the church, you are required to be married by the state as well). One of the profound purposes of the judiciary as set up by the founders was to protect the rights of the minority from being trampled by the majority. This is not 'judicial activisim' at all, it is justice served. There are far too many historical examples of the majority being wrong (the church condemning Galileo comes readily to mind) to worship at the altar of 'majority rule.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com