Nathan Adam IV is a Partner in the
Tallahassee office.
Timely Topics
The decision by the United States Supreme Court on same-sex
marriage has been greeted with praise and disdain by different
corners of the country. The faith-based community has been
especially outspoken. This is not surprising inasmuch as every
faith addresses sexual ethics in some fashion. As discussed below,
the Court's majority sought to assure the faithful opposed to
the ruling that the First Amendment continues to protect their
right to express their opposition to same-sex marriage, but did not
go so far as to assure them of their right to exercise their
religion in a consistent manner. In oral argument, the Solicitor
General of the United States represented that the tax-exempt status
of conservative religious schools may now be called into question.
The dissent expressed serious concerns about the repercussions of
the decision for religious freedom in America. Indeed, reaction to
the
