In an escalating battle for natural marriage, Alabama has become ground zero.
The state is in judicial chaos after a federal judge ruled that Alabama's marriage law is unconstitutional. Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore took issue with the ruling and rightly declared that probate judges are not required to preside over same-sex "marriage" ceremonies.
Liberty Counsel will defend the probate judges who follow the direction of Chief Justice Moore. Please see my important update on this pressing matter Mat.
America,
It is fitting that Alabama's motto is, "We dare defend our rights," while the battle to preserve natural marriage is raging in that southern state.
Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Callie Granade ruled that Alabama's prohibition on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and then put her decision on hold until yesterday.
Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States refused Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's request to extend the judge's hold on the order until the High Court rules on the matter this summer.
Chief Justice Moore told NBC News: "This is Alabama. We don't give up the recognition that law has bounds."
+ + Chief Justice Moore will not back down in his defense of natural marriage.
Chief Justice Roy Moore, a staunch defender of the Constitution, is known nationally as the Justice who defied court orders to remove a monument featuring the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Supreme Court. Last weekend, he called out the illegality and illegitimacy of current federal cases being used by activist judges to overturn Alabama's law that affirms natural marriage.
"Effective immediately, no probate judge of the state of Alabama nor any agent or employee of any Alabama probate judge shall issue or recognize a marriage license that is inconsistent with
the Alabama Constitution."
The memorandum over the weekend from Chief Justice Moore is boosting the ranks of probate judges who are refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
Liberty Counsel agrees with Chief Justice Moore. The Alabama probate judges are not bound by an opinion of a single federal judge. This sole federal judge does not have jurisdiction to order all state probate judges to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. As members of the state judicial branch, probate judges are not bound by the decisions of the lower federal courts, as confirmed by multiple Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court cases.
We will defend any probate judge who is challenged on their refusal to perform a same-sex marriage.
In 2006, 81 percent of Alabama voters opposed a same-sex marriage initiative. Nationwide, the expressed legal will of tens of millions of Americans have been trampled under foot by judicial activism on the issue of marriage.
+ + Now is the time for Americans who are concerned about the moral collapse in our nation to rise up and take action by standing for marriage! This battle is far from over.
Liberty Counsel will fight the pro-homosexual agenda in federal and state courts - and in the courts of public opinion while there are battles to be fought.
Americal, today I need you to stand with us with financial support while we aggressively defend these Alabama judges from what will be an all-out legal assault. Can you give a generous gift today to help us in our defense of God-ordained marriage? A gift of any amount will help us build our war chest for what I anticipate will be an intense fight.
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Right now, Liberty Counsel is also involved in numerous other cases to affirm that natural marriage is not subject to redefinition by a court or legislature. We are aggressively defending the rights of citizens to declare that natural marriage is the standard for their state and locality.
We are standing with Christian business owners who decline same-sex "marriage" business, which would force them to participate in something that violates their consciences. We are empowering these business owners to stand against the personal assaults, demonstrations, and demonization by radical homosexual activists.
Last month, the High Court agreed to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld natural marriage laws in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Again, our legal team will be actively engaged in that hearing.
We need your help today! As you might imagine, the financial resources we need to be involved in so many cases is a substantial burden.
We are fighting a well-organized, liberally-funded, pro-homosexual machine!
Every gift of any amount will help!
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I firmly believe that this is a crucially important and winnable battle. I also know that you make it possible to advance our work.
God bless you abundantly for standing on behalf of God-ordained, natural marriage.
Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
P.S. Marriage laws nationwide are in horrible confusion as is evidenced recently in Florida and now in Alabama. This disorder and division in lower jurisdictions is what can be expected when judicial activists force their will on society!
Help us stand against the forces that are out to redefine marriage in our nation.
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