Quote of the Day

Christians who oppose marriage equality (or LGBTQ rights of any kind) are ignoring Jesus’ command to love their neighbors as themselves.

They are choosing to revoke the freedoms from others that they already enjoy: the right to marry the person they love, the right to adopt children, the right to body autonomy, the right to define their identity, the right to spousal benefits.

Their incessant persecution of people whose relationships, families, and healthcare decisions do not affect them in the slightest isn’t just a lousy thing to do on a human level; it’s also a willful act of rebellion against Jesus.

– John Pavlovitz
Excerpted from “The Sin of Denying Someone’s Joy”
The Beautiful Mess
August 12, 2025

Related Off-site Links:
Who is Kim Davis? Ex-Kentucky Clerk Wants Supreme Court to Overturn Gay Marriage Ruling – Marina Johnson and Maureen Groppe (Louisville Courier Journal, August 12, 2025).
Kim Davis Supreme Court Showdown: Could This Be the End of Gay Marriage in America? – Marie Joy Toledo (International Business Times, August 12, 2025).
U.S. Supreme Court Formally Asked to Overturn Landmark Same-sex Marriage Ruling – Devin Dwyer (ABC News, August 11, 2025).


See also the following Wild Reed posts:
• Progressive Catholic Perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Marriage Equality Ruling
• Mariam Williams: Quote of the Day – July 13, 2015
• Tim Wise: Quote of the Day – June 26, 2015
• Ian Reifowitz: Quote of the Day – February 2, 2015
• On the First Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Minnesota, a Celebratory Look Back at the Important Role Played by Catholics (2014)