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From Under The Rubble

26 Jun, 2015

Getting Marriage Straight: Prolegomenon…

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Getting Marriage Straight, an essential prolegomenon to any future discussion of marriage… Thomas Fleming   “All’s over then, does truth sound bitter as was at first believed?” My first response to the Supreme Court’s decision to give legal sanction to the fantasy of same-sex marriage is to say, “I told you so.”  For over two decades, I have been arguing both in print and in lectures, first, that the modern state, which  declared war on marriage since the late 18th century, has no business involving itself in a human institution that is rooted in nature and confirmed by Revelation; and, second, that in...

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From Under The Rubble

2 Jun, 2015

From Under the Rubble 3: Hijab Rules!

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Hijab Rules By Thomas Fleming In an 8-1 decision that surprised no one, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Muslim woman’s right to wear a head-scarf in defiance of an employer’s dress code.  Abercrombie and Fitch—a maker of overpriced preppy status clothing—had implemented a dress code that required sales staff to dress in in the style of A&F’s product line.  Among the prohibited items was any form of head-covering.  A Muslim  woman took the job without informing the company either of her religion or her intention to wear a head scarf.  A&F’s lawyers took the line that...