by UFI Blog | Mar 22, 2018 | Religion, Same-Sex Marriage
By Elise Ellsworth On January 8, 2018 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that same-sex marriages should be recognized. This landmark ruling is binding precedent in Costa Rica and could do the same for other signatory countries, including Chile, Mexico,...
by UFI Blog | Dec 19, 2017 | Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
By McKayla Skinner Recently, Australia became the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage, doing so by means of ballot and parliamentary action. Let us briefly review the context of the change, as well as three lessons that family advocates can learn from it. Since...
by UFI Blog | Dec 14, 2017 | Constitution, Freedom, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, UFI
Included in the landmark ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, were following words: “Finally, it must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost,...
by UFI Blog | Sep 29, 2017 | Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
By Erin Weist Australia is currently undergoing a national plebiscite (a postal vote) on whether or not to allow same-sex marriage. This is not a legally-binding vote but a means for public feedback on a certain principle: in this case, whether or not same-sex...
by UFI Blog | Aug 9, 2017 | Free Speech, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation
By Diane Robertson Last week, a judge in Wisconsin announced that the court would rule that a Christian photographer could declare her faith-based intent not to take photos at homosexual weddings and not be prosecuted or chased out of business because she does not...
by UFI Blog | Jun 26, 2017 | Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
by Erin Weist Sometimes the question comes up among traditional marriage supporters about how to defend marriage in the face of those who invoke statements such as, “love wins,” or “people can’t help who they love,” or “it’s all about love.” Indeed, that would be...
