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Reasonable Faith Podcast

A Look at Current Events

Reasonable Faith Podcast

William Lane Craig

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Craig comments on news items including Supreme Court cases, the rise of non-denominationalism in the church, trends in the UK, and belief in End Times.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I haven't used a day all the way.

0:11.6

Bill, there are several interesting things in the news that you may want to comment on,

0:16.5

including another Supreme Court case, similar to what we've seen in the past.

0:21.8

Laurie Smith, an Evangelical Christian whose web design business is called 303 Creative,

0:27.7

said she believes marriage should be limited to opposite sex couples.

0:31.6

She preemptively sued Colorado's Civil Rights Commission and other state officials in

0:37.1

2016 because she feared she would be punished for refusing to serve gay weddings under

0:43.0

Colorado's public accommodations law.

0:46.5

The lower courts have ruled against her, but the Supreme Court has signaled that they

0:52.0

will rule in her favor.

0:54.4

Justice Neal Gorsuch says, this individual will create all manner of websites.

1:00.4

Just not one that requires her to write words on a page that celebrate a particular thing

1:05.8

that she finds offends her religious beliefs.

1:09.1

There are certain heterosexual unions that your client would not speak for either.

1:14.3

So the question isn't who it's what?

1:17.4

And Bill, the court heard arguments on December 5th of this year and a ruling is expected

1:22.6

in June.

1:24.1

I want to commend Laurie Smith for her courage in standing up against enormous cultural

1:32.3

pressures, in defending the sanctity of heterosexual marriage.

1:38.5

As you know, Kevin, Anthony Kennedy redefined marriage so that marriage is no longer essentially

1:47.1

a heterosexual union.

1:50.3

And this is now celebrated by the Biden administration and there's been legislation passed through

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