Made for Freedom: Marriage and Religious Liberty Stand — or Fall — Together

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops releases a video discussing the relationship between marriage and religious liberty and why Christians must fight for both.

By Nancy Flory Published on May 26, 2016

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a video Tuesday explaining the link between marriage and religious freedom and what that could mean in the fight to “redefine” marriage to include persons of the same sex.

Marriage is much bigger than an individual couple, argues attorney Kellie Fiedorek in Made for Freedom. “It has far-reaching implications that affect [the] culture at large.”

Marriage and family “are the foundation of society,” said the USCCB, and a redefinition of marriage threatens to collapse other fundamental pillars of society.

Alana Newman, an advocate for children of third-party reproduction, said that as marriage is being redefined, it will “usher in a tidal wave of third-party reproduction, because when you redefine marriage, you ultimately redefine parenthood.”

Public policy analyst Dr. Ryan Anderson explained that marriage is based on three truths:

  1. Men and women are distinct and complimentary;
  2. Reproduction requires both a man and a woman; and
  3. Children deserve both a mother and a father.

Dr. Anderson says he was surprised that by simply acknowledging that it takes both a man and a woman to create a child and that a child deserves both a mother and a father is viewed by some as hate speech, adding “Acknowledging where a child comes from is discrimination?”

“Acknowledging where a child comes from is discrimination?”

That leads to other problems, said Fiedorek. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing a growing intolerance for people of faith recently,” she said, “where the government is essentially picking and choosing the beliefs it wants to protect. And then if you don’t agree with the government on certain viewpoints … somehow you no longer are deserving of protections.” Fiedorek added that the government’s actions are both unconstitutional and unnecessary.

The incidents of Christian persecution have risen substantially since the Supreme Court’s same-sex “marriage” ruling last year and include bakers, florists, photographers and county clerks who simply wanted to practice their faith, said Fiedorek. “The consequences of changing the legal definition of marriage are vast,” reports USCCB, “and threaten to encroach upon the Church’s ability to witness to Christ in the public square.”

Watch the entire video here:

 

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