Focus on the Family Chairman James C. Dobson, Ph.D., issued the following statement today after the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered same-sex marriage or civil unions be created in the state:
"The New Jersey Supreme Court has blatantly and arrogantly ordered the state Legislature to rip up what marriage has meant for thousands of years. The justices have made clear their disdain and disrespect for the true decision makers in our democracy -- the people -- as well as for the institution of marriage.
"This ruling once again highlights the need for voters to enact state marriage-protection amendments to keep marriage out of the hands of activist courts. We only hope that the residents of the eight states who will vote on such amendments Nov. 7 recognize that their state may be only one court ruling away from being forced to accept gay marriage - just as we've seen in Massachusetts and New Jersey. Nothing less than the future of the American family hangs in the balance if we allow one-man, one- woman marriage to be redefined out of existence. And, make no mistake, that is precisely the outcome the New Jersey Supreme Court is aiming for with this decision."
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