French Friday: The Case for Civil Same-Sex Marriage
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage. With the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, some are concerned Obergefell may be overturned next. Recently, David French wrote an article supporting a bipartisan bill to protect the legal right to same-sex marriage, and he's faced an avalanche of criticism for it. In this episode, he talks with Skye Jethani about the Respect for Marriage Act and responds to the critics who say the bill is a threat to religious liberty. French also explains why he's changed his mind about civil same-sex marriage while remaining opposed to it theologically.
0:00 - Intro
00:28 - Respect for Marriage Act and David's articles
28:37 - Criticism 1: Religious liberty protections
38:03 - Criticism 2: Cultural concerns
1:02:26 - Credits
Links:
"Pluralism Has Life Left in It Yet" by David French (The Atlantic) - https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/the-third-rail/6377fb0dce44df0038de4c62/respect-for-marriage-same-sex-religious-freedom/
"Why I Changed My Mind About Law And Marriage, Again" by David French (The Dispatch) - https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/frenchpress/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-law-and-marriage-again/
"The parable of David French" by R. Albert Mohler Jr. (World) - https://wng.org/opinions/the-parable-of-david-french-1669034447
"An Open Letter to Those Who Think I've Lost My Christian Faith" by David French (The Dispatch) - https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/frenchpress/an-open-letter-to-those-who-think-ive-lost-my-christian-faith/
David French: https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench
Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/
Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, what day it is. |
| 0:03.0 | Oh, it's French Friday. |
| 0:05.0 | It's French Friday. |
| 0:06.0 | So grab your prize and say, |
| 0:08.0 | Hey, hey, |
| 0:09.0 | the French is here to play on French Friday. |
| 0:12.0 | It's French Friday. |
| 0:15.0 | David French. |
| 0:16.0 | What's new? |
| 0:18.0 | Ah, too many things, guy. |
| 0:20.0 | Too many things. |
| 0:21.0 | But, uh, |
| 0:23.0 | yeah, some of them good. |
| 0:25.0 | Some of them, |
| 0:26.0 | some of them not great. |
| 0:28.0 | I was a overseas in Europe during Thanksgiving |
| 0:31.0 | and I caught little bits and pieces |
| 0:33.0 | of what you had incoming |
| 0:35.0 | and all the controversy. |
| 0:37.0 | So we're going to unpack that today. |
| 0:39.0 | Yeah, let's do it. |
| 0:40.0 | I haven't talked about it nearly enough. |
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