(RNS) — Alabama's probate courts may not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has ordered.
Chief Justice Roy Moore ruled Wednesday (Jan. 6) that Alabama's Marriage Protection Act, which bars such unions, remains "in full force and effect" despite a June ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down similar laws banning same-sex marriage in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, according to USA Today.
In every age, people say and believe things that aren't true but somehow become accepted as "conventional wisdom."
The statement "I'm not ready to get married" is a current example. Said by more and more Americans between the ages of 21 and 40 (and some who are older than that), it usually qualifies as both meaningless and untrue. And it is one reason a smaller percentage of Americans are marrying than ever before.
