‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Just Won’t Fly

NEWS ITEM: U.S. House Passes Respect for Marriage Act

Marriage vs. ‘Gay Marriage’
Marriage vs. ‘Gay Marriage’ (photo: Pat Cross)
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington on July 18.

US House Passes Respect for Marriage Act

In the July 19 vote, Democrats in favor of the bill were joined by 74 Republicans. The bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage federally as the union of a man and a woman and permitted states not to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states.

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The Commonly Misunderstood Common Good

“By common good is to be understood ‘the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.’” (CCC 1906)