Action Quote by Salvatore J. Cordileone

It seems particularly ironic that a church that at one stage, a long time ago, fought to redefine marriage should now be so opposed…

— Andrew Solomon

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

In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today's decision might change the former, but…

— Clarence Thomas

Whoever strikes at marriage either by word or act undermines the foundation of all moral society.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whenever a society wants to demonize a particular group, it prohibits them from marrying.

— Sheila Kuehl

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.

— Ernest Istook

“The Biblical manuscripts are quite unequivocally clear on the issue of marriage and its definition. The law of the land may change, however the…

— R. Alan Woods

Changing the legal standard creates a slippery slope...plural marriage. The court opened up a pandora's box by doing that.

— Rick Santorum

After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of…

— Tim Johnson

Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law - end of story.

— Hillary Clinton

“The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?”

— Christina Engela