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Dec 2nd, 2009 by Robert C. Baker
In a stunning blow to same-sex marriage advocates, the New York State Senate rejected (38 to 24) efforts to legalize same-sex marriage, despite prior approval by the State Assembly and heavy lifting by Democratic Governor David Paterson. This action is sandwiched between last month’s voter rejection of Maine’s same-sex marriage law and a similar contest that will occur soon in New Jersey. Read more about it at the Christian Science Monitor.
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., M.S., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves as an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University's Belleville, IL campus. He is general editor of Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011), author of "Natural Law, Human Sexuality, and Forde's 'Acid Test'" appearing in that volume, is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas?, and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
