DOMA Unconstitutional Ruling: Liberal Religious Groups Hail Move, Conservatives Condemn

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/doma-unconstitutional-ruling_n_1560780.html

Religion News Service | By David Gibson
Posted: 06/01/2012 7:52 am Updated: 06/01/2012 7:52 am


(RNS) Social conservatives on Thursday (May 31) reacted sharply to a federal appeals court ruling that declared the law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional.

The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges are "intent on imposing their liberal, elitist views of marriage on the American people," Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage.

In its unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel said the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, deprives same-sex couples the same rights and privileges granted to heterosexual couples. The decision sets up a likely showdown in the Supreme Court and provides another culture war issue for the already contentious presidential campaign.

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"Today's decision is a vital, overdue, and very welcome step toward marriage equality and a more just society," said Mark Pelavin, associate director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. "We look forward to more progress of this sort and will continue to work to ensure a world in which all men and women are able to marry the person whom they love."


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[Warpy]

1. Anything that pisses off a social conservative is a good thing

One hopes that the constant state of being outraged to the point of near incoherence causes the lot of them to abandon politics eventually, retreating back into their wingnut churches to see just how crazy they can get while still able to hold down jobs.