Opinion/Editorial By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com On Friday, April 13, the U.S. departments of Justice and Education jointly released guidelines regarding the use of bathrooms by students who identify as “transgender” to…
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Roy Moore orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Despite a 2015 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage in America, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore issued an administrative…
"...approved by a landslide 81% of the vote of our people, was ignored and buried."
In a 5-4 opinion released this morning, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down same-sex marriage bans across the nation, including in Alabama. According to the opinion delivered by…
Will Obama Use the IRS to Silence Religious Organizations over Same-Sex Marriage?
By Marshall Yates, Alabama Policy Institute Weddings are typically not a time for politics, but because the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering altering the definition of marriage, a ceremony in…
The Ongoing Battle over Same-Sex Marriage
Background The U.S. Constitution does not include a definition of marriage and, as such, it has been defined by the people and predominantly at the state level. Over the past few…
Governor Bentley Releases Statement on 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision On Alabama’s Same Sex Marriage Ban
MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday released a statement on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision Tuesday to deny a stay of the U.S. District Court’s ruling on Friday, January 23, 2015, regarding Alabama’s ban…