Same-sex marriage and the Christian majority

Within ten minutes on Monday morning, I ran into not one, but two news stories covering the “Christian reaction” to the Supreme Court’s ruling last week affirming the rights of citizens to same-sex marriage. At first I was annoyed by the stories’ characterization of Christianity, but now I’m not so sure.

Story one, playing as I made my coffee and bagel, appeared on NPR. John Burnett reported, “Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Doesn’t Make it Biblically Correct, Pastors Says.” The thrust of the story:

Conservative churches and their congregants voiced the strongest opposition to same-sex marriages. Despite the high court’s decision, some churches say they’ll continue to obey a higher authority.