I think the prevailing opinion at the time of our Founding was separation of church and state, to the extent there would NOT be a particular denomination or church which would dominate.
Certain Christian denomination wish to impose their beliefs, on everybody else as well.
It would be one thing, if they sought only to control the lives of their congregations. But it is quite another to wish to control everybody; their own members and non-members alike.
I don't see that in this case, Kim Davis is trying to control anyone's life but her own. She is simply following her Christian beliefs and values based on the teachings of the Bible. She shouldn't be forced to issue a license to a gay couple when the union of same sex is considered an abomination in the Bible. Perhaps most importantly she should have protection of her religious beliefs under the first amendment; instead she was thrown in jail.
The Supreme Court has the authority to interpret the law, but they CANNOT make or create new laws, nor can they amend laws or the Constitution.
As for Ted Cruz and reading the many (now famous) Supreme Court cases that he has won and his respect to uphold the Constitution, along with the other justices who dissented against this ruling, this "controversy" was bound to continue and many see it as changing law rather than interpreting the law.
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) claims the recent Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage and Obamacare are the "very definition of tyranny."
The 2016 presidential candidate, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, convened a hearing Wednesday to investigate what he called "abuses" by the highest court in the land.
"If any of us believes in democracy, in the constitutional rule of law, then whether we agree or disagree with a policy ... we should be horrified at the notion that five unelected judges can seize authority from the American people," he said.
"We did not establish philosopher kings in this country," Cruz added, before calling for term limits on Supreme Court justices.
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