Posted April 20, 2015 at americanclarion.com.
SAN DIEGO, California — April 20, 2015 — The Ruth Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated
to healing the American family from the structural injustices of the sexual revolution, in collaboration with Sharee Langenstein, Attorney at Law in
the state of Illinois, submitted an Amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court on the
upcoming marriage cases.
“Separating children from their parents without a compelling or unavoidable reason creates a structural injustice to the children,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback
Morse, Founder and President of the Ruth Institute. “The court must ultimately answer the question: why is ‘marriage equality’ for adults more socially
compelling than the rights of children?”
Dr. Morse identifies the sexual revolution as the driving force behind other structural injustices to children which include divorce, single-parenting
by choice, cohabitation without a commitment and 3rd party reproduction. Genderless marriage is just the latest structural injustice to children.
“The civil rights of children are just as important as the rights of adults,” said Dr. Morse. “In addition to having a right to a relationship with both
natural parents, children have the right to their identity, including their genetic and cultural heritage. It is unjust to deprive a child of their
origins or their past. It’s a human rights atrocity. Adults get to do what they want and kids have to suck it up.”
According to Dr. Morse, these court cases are adding an entire new category of victims – marginalized children. “The law is now becoming the very vehicle
that separates a child from his or her parents.” Attorney Sharee Langenstein agrees. “Allowing same-sex couples to marry not only changes the definition
of marriage, it also changes the definition of parentage. The law should recognize the natural connection between mothers, fathers and their children.”
Langenstein continued, “Studies show that children raised in households with same-sex parents suffer because of it. Many adults raised in such homes have
chosen to speak out on the issue, but rather than listening compassionately to their stories, the media and gay rights advocates have endeavored to
vilify and marginalize these courageous individuals.”
Morse and Langenstein assert that Courts supporting genderless marriage have failed to explain why a state has any interest at all in the private feelings
and commitments of adults without concern for the welfare of the children such relationships produce.
Langenstein concluded, “The Supreme Court can and should return these important issues to the states and civil society for the comprehensive discussion
they deserve.”
