Expressive individualism is a term used today to describe the intuitive way that we think about ourselves as human beings.

Dr. Carl Truman talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.

We think about ourselves as free, autonomous, self-determining, and we place a great emphasis upon our feelings as being decisive for who we are.

Now, from a Christian perspective, feelings are part of what it is to be human, but also we understand as Christians that made in the image of God, we are dependent creatures.

We're obliged creatures. We don't self-invent or self-create ourselves.

And what I want to do in this talk is analyze the problem and then suggest ways that the church can

combat this within our congregations.

You can meet and hear Dr. Carl Truman making the case against expressive individualism at this year's Making

the Case Conference, July 18th and 19th, at Concordia University Chicago.

Learn more at issue ZTC.org.

It has been 10 years, and some of the warnings that were issued when Obergefell was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 by those who objected to this ruling have come true.

In fact, not just some, pretty much all, plus a few that they didn't predict.

It didn't simply legalize gay marriage nationwide.

It brought an entirely new definition of marriage through which many other ideologies have found their way into our culture.

Welcome back to Issues, Et cetera.

I'm Todd Wilkin, joining us to discuss the prospect of overturning Obergefell,

the U.S. Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling in 2015.

Glenn Stanton, Director of Family Formation Studies for Focus on the Family,

author of a recent column for the Federalist,

Title IV Reason Scotus, should overturn Obergefell now.

Glenn, welcome.

Todd, thank you.

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