Birth Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

The Church has always advised against birth control and that is the only position the Church can take in view of our beliefs with…

— Hugh B. Brown

If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and…

— Tony Campolo

It's not the Church that has made the issue of marriage a matter of federal law. Those who are vigorously advocating for something called…

— Lance B. Wickman

“Church doctrine has no place in secular law. You can't take away people's rights to meet your own religious criteria.”

— Marie Sexton

Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church.

— Martin Luther

The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never…

— Gene Robinson

Religious institutions should have religious freedom on this issue. No church or minister should ever have to conduct a marriage that is inconsistent with…

— Kay Hagan

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't…

— Tony Campolo

The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage…

— Barack Obama

The church's teaching on marriage is unequivocal, it is uniquely, the union of a man and a woman and it is wrong that governments,…

— Keith O'Brien

No, you cant deny women their basic rights and pretend its about your religious freedom. If you dont like birth control, dont use it.…

— Barack Obama

Marriage is a civil right. If you don't want gay people to marry in your church, good for you. But you can't say they…

— Julian Bond