On March 24, the American Family Association (AFA) used a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post to send a message to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“As you deliberate on marriage,” the advertisement read, “Remember whose idea it was in the first place.”
Reminding the justices that marriage was not man-made — or created by law or the Constitution — the AFA clearly stated that marriage was “God’s plan and purpose for civilization from the beginning.”
The AFA said that the question before the Supreme Court is “Will you bend what God designed merely to suit the desires of man, knowing that you do so at the expense of children, perhaps even civilization itself?”
“If you decide to affirm marriage as between one man and one woman, you breathe life into the natural order and stand as an example to generations that will arise after your decision,” said the AFA’s advertisement. “But if you decide differently, you are choosing a path that will put the state on a legal and administrative collision course with hundreds of millions of Americans from all religions and faith practices who believe only God can define marriage. You would say by such a decision that mothers and fathers together are no longer relevant in the lives of children, and that religious expression about the sanctity and purpose of marriage would now become illicit. You would be saying that God has no place in our public square and, in a nation founded to secure freedom for those being persecuted for their faith, such a decision would be a tragic irony.”
In a press release, the AFA said that the message of the advertisement was simple: “God, in His great wisdom, profoundly established the institution of marriage as only between one man and one woman. We urge the Court to adjudicate rightly that which is God’s alone to decide.”
It also suggested ways to help get the message out, including:
- Placing the ad in local newspapers. Sunday school classes, churches, civic clubs, etc., who might want to sponsor the ad can access the newspaper version file here.
- Praying for the Supreme Court. “Although marriage is the most basic and fundamental building block of any society, some members of the Court have become deceived by those who have turned their backs to God and His laws. Our prayers can make a difference.”