New Jersey’s highest court turned away a request by six same-sex couples to redefine marriage.
The court split 3-3, with a tie going against the couples. They had sought to take their case directly to the state’s Supreme Court, without going through the lower courts first.
Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council, said, “We were hoping the Supreme Court would just reject the application outright. Nevertheless, we believe it was significant setback for the homosexual activists in their quest to have the courts redefine marriage, as opposed to the Legislature.”
Gay activists are pushing for civil unions in Hawaii and Montana; however, in New Jersey – the only state where civil unions are legal – they want it turned into marriage.
Jim Campbell, litigation counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said this case starkly illustrates that activists of the homosexual legal agenda are not satisfied with civil unions.
“The advocates of the homosexual legal agenda simply want to redefine marriage,” said Campbell. “Nothing less will do.”
Campbell expects a new lawsuit will be filed, and that the advocates of same-sex marriage will continue attempts to redefine marriage through the court system.
Deo –who adamantly opposed the passage of civil unions by the state’s Assembly – said “Obviously, we felt that (civil unions) will further water down marriage. We see marriage as being the exclusive union of one man and one woman. And, ultimately it is the best ‘department of health, education and welfare’ for children growing up.”
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