Forum (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 19, 2008
Avoiding Future Embarrassment
The interracial marriage bans teach the need for caution about using particular religious dogma as a basis for state laws dictating who may and may not marry whom, writes John S. Caragozian. - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By John S. Caragozian The California Supreme Court's gay marriage decision, In re Marriage Cases, 43 Cal.4th 757 (2008), is one of the controversial developments in the history of civil rights. Critics immediately characterized the decision as a product of activist judges who had misinterpreted the state Constitution to thwart the people's will. (Back in 2000, 61.4 percent of California voters had passed a statutory ini...
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