Another Homophobic faux "Christian" state beaten into submission by real Christian values

[hazlnut]

Judge: Arkansas Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Performed In State

Another one bites the dust, Celebration Time!!

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge ordered Arkansas officials on Tuesday to recognize more than 500 same-sex marriages performed in the state last year, a move that will let the couples enjoy a host of benefits such as filing taxes jointly and enrolling together in state health insurance plans.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen validated marriage licenses that were issued to same-sex couples after another judge struck down the state's gay marriage ban. The state Supreme Court halted the distribution of marriage licenses to gay couples after a week in May 2014 and is considering the appeal over a voter-approved same-sex marriage ban.

Some of the same-sex couples who married in Arkansas last year filed a lawsuit in February alleging that the state was violating their rights by not recognizing the unions. Griffen's ruling means the couples can file taxes jointly, appear jointly on a child's birth certificate, enroll together on state health insurance plans and even file for divorce.

Years from now, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum will be portrayed by character actors as the bad guys, the bigots, the homophobes.

 

[OKTexas]

And what happens if AR tells the court to pound sand till after SCOTUS rules?

 

[The Rabbi]

If anyone ever harbored any doubt that this being driven by activist judges here is your proof. The judge could have held off a decision pending the Supreme Court's. That would have been the reasonable thing to do. But noooo. He had to go on record as supporting homo marriage so he ruled ahread of the USSC. Just wait until the court affirms the right of the people.