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Truth Overruled

Written by Kerby Anderson August 3 - 2015
Ryan Anderson, at the Heritage Foundation, has been at the forefront of defending traditional marriage. He is one of the co-authors of the book, What is Marriage? He goes on college campuses and hostile media venues to defend marriage and question the various attempts to legalize and normalize same-sex marriage. His new book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom, deals with the subject from a number of different angles and provides practical help for people willing to engage the discussion. One of his chief concerns is how opponents will portray those of us who believe in traditional marriage. He begins with a question: bigots or pro-lifers? Will defenders be treated like bigots or will the marriage debate parallel the abortion debate? He believes the outcome will depend on us by taking a lesson from what happened after the Supreme Court decision on abortion. He says, “The pro-life community woke up and responded to a bad court ruling.” They focused on the flaws in the ruling, and were able to make the case that the freedom of pro-life people should not be infringed by forcing them to pay for abortion. Now, we need to do three things. Label the same-sex marriage ruling what it is: judicial activism. Second, protect our freedom to speak and live according to the truth. And third, make a convincing case in the public arena. In his book, Ryan Anderson talks about the truth about marriage and the consequences of redefining marriage. He cites each of the justices in the Supreme Court case showing that this ruling is indeed judicial tyranny. And he has whole chapters dealing with the victims (both children in homosexual unions as well as people who decided not to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding). If you want to know how to respond to this new normal and learn how to make the case for marriage and religious freedom, this is a book you need to read. Viewpoints by Kerby Anderson

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