WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) March 26, 2013 — As the Supreme Court heard arguments in support and opposition of California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage, a campaign has been launched to save tradition marriage between one man and one woman.

The Salt & Light Council today launched what it is calling the Marriage Bow campaign across the country as a way for Americans to demonstrate their support of traditional marriage.

The designers of the bow said they were hoping to influence the Supreme Court justices by flooding their offices with postcards containing the white bow as well as by seeing Americans wearing white bows as a symbol support.

Dran Reese, president of the Salt & Light Council, thought up the idea. The council bills itself as a non-political, non-partisan organization, dedicated to promoting biblical moral values in the public sector. It has established ministries in churches in nine states to mobilize Christians to pray and act on key moral issues.

“I’ve seen the success of prior postcard campaigns that citizens can do from the comfort of their own home or church,” said Reese, “and I knew it had the same potential here. But this campaign is much more than sending postcards or wearing a white bow. It’s an opportunity to display our public support for God’s perfect design for the family.”

Reese is urging people to send postcards to all nine justices and to wear the white bow.

As for today’s hearing, it is anyone’s guess how the judges are thinking.

“No one can predict how the Supreme Court will ultimately rule on the Prop 8 case, but based on oral arguments today, it is possible a majority of justices could rule that the proponents of Prop 8 lack standing and dismiss the case,” said Mat Staver of the Liberty Council. “If that happens, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling would be dismissed, leaving perhaps only the Northern District of California court ruling. This would mean the ruling applies only to the northern part of California. It is possible the court could even dismiss the district court ruling and save the issue of marriage for another case. Of course, there is always the possibility the court could issue a limited ruling or a broad ruling on the matter.”

But Staver said the stakes are high in this case. Liberty Council submitted an amicus brief on this case to the Supreme Court.

“If the Supreme Court goes the wrong way and rules that there is somehow a ‘constitutional right to same-sex marriage,’ it will become, in my view, an illegitimate arbiter of the rule of law. It will have lost its legitimacy in its entirety, and will have just simply morphed into a political machine,” he said. “Common sense and a quick read of the Constitution say there is no such right to same-sex marriage.”

Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) has filed an amicus curiae brief in the genderless marriage and Defense of Marriage (DOMA) Supreme Court cases being heard this week. PFOX said ti was the only ex-gay organization to file a brief in these cases, addressing the purported immutability of homosexuality.

In its Supreme Court filings, PFOX (like the APA and many gay organizations) affirmed that sexual orientation is fluid, and can and does change over time. PFOX noted a growing number of governmental authorities and other organizations recognize the existence of ex-gays.

 As a non-profit organization that advocates for the ex-gay community, PFOX explains to the Supreme Court that far from being an immutable characteristic determined at birth like race or gender, sexual orientation is a complex and amorphous phenomenon that defies consistent and uniform definition. “Homosexuality has not been shown to be innate or genetic – individuals can change their sexual orientation,” said Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX.

 PFOX also noted that PepsiCo, a Fortune 500 company, acknowledged to PFOX that its workplace policy against sexual orientation discrimination includes non-discrimination against former homosexuals as a protected class.

 “It is our hopes that in filing this brief with the Supreme Court, the ex-gay community will be treated with tolerance and compassion,” said Griggs. “For too long, former homosexuals have been treated as the enemy by the gay lobby and bullied by homosexual activists simply because they exist. The very groups that demand equality by redefining marriage to include homosexuals work to deny equality to ex-gays every day.”

 Griggs added: “As a politically powerful and wealthy constituent group, the gay community misuses its power to oppress former homosexuals and ensure that ex-gays remain closeted. Ex-gay groups should have the same rights that homosexual groups currently enjoy to educate the public about sexual orientation, access schools during outreach efforts for students with unwanted same-sex attractions, and participate in the public square without ridicule or abuse.”
For more information about God’s Marriage Bow, go to www.godsmarriagebow.com.