Supreme Court Victory, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• A Texas minister set himself on fire and died to ‘inspire’ justice -- While some have claimed that a fundamentalist minister said he would set himself on fire if the Supreme Court approved same-sex marriage, this liberal minister actually did set himself on fire.
• Gay Marriage Supporters Gain Supreme Court Victory -- "...in a 5-4 decision..."
• Grieving family floored by birthday gift from Peyton Manning -- "...that’s the kind of gesture that will last, no matter where Manning plays."
• It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy "…the marriage equality movement has been curiously hostile to polygamy, and for a particularly unsatisfying reason: short-term political need." [Note: not a "slippery-slope" argument; the author is advocating this position]
• Millions of Americans still embrace the Confederate flag. Don't dismiss them all as racists. -- "…millions of Americans in the South…remain deeply invested in the Confederate flag. I am not one of them. But I do believe their concerns and beliefs are worth considering without dismissing them wholesale as a bunch of backwards racists…"
• Ordinances of Secession of the 13 Confederate States of America -- Texts with links
• The 11 Most Devastating Quotes From John Roberts’ Gay Marriage Dissent -- "The majority’s decision is an act of will, not legal judgment. The right it announces has no basis in the Constitution or this Court’s precedent."
• The Cross and the Confederate Flag -- "White Christians ought to think about what that flag says to our African-American brothers and sisters in Christ..."
• The Insurance Question -- "Should insurance be made a test of fellowship in the churches?"
• This Church Sign Is So Controversial, People are FUMING -- "Kunkle said that the marquee is referencing Satan’s attempt to be equal with God"
  
• Why the church should neither cave nor panic about the decision on gay marriage -- "This is a sober moment, and I am a conscientious dissenter from this ruling."