Bishop Gene Robinson believes the
Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) but
isn't so certain about Proposition 8.
Robinson, the first openly gay bishop
of the Episcopal Church, retired from his post on January 5. He now
works on issues of faith and gay rights at the Center for American
Progress, a progressive think tank in Washington D.C. In his latest
book, God Believes In Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage,
Robinson dismantles the religious objections to marriage equality.
During an appearance on cabler
Current's Full Court Press, Robinson told host Bill
Press that he thought the case against DOMA “is extraordinary.”
“I think the case against DOMA is
extraordinary,” Robinson said. “And I cannot imagine the court
not declaring it unconstitutional. In fact, I'm so hopeful I think
we might even get a 6-3 vote out of this.”
“Because in one sense you could make
the conservative case that the federal government was messing in
states' business in terms of marriage. And even from a conservative
viewpoint, you could possibly vote against it.”
“They will affirm Prop 8's
unconstitutionality for California but they will be doing it as a way
of signaling to the country that marriage equality for all is on its
way.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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