The Supreme Court’s refusal to review seven cases regarding same-sex marriage means the state bans on same-sex marriage in these states can no longer be upheld. What is your opinion about these legal actions?
“I think it’s a negative thing. I don’t support it. I don’t think it’s constitutional. I don’t think anyone should be forced into anything. I don’t think the courts should be able to force the states to do anything that they disagree with.” — Caitlin VanWagoner, public relations, Highland
“From a religious standpoint, I don’t think same-sex marriage is right. I don’t think it should be forced onto the state by the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage.” — Davis Hammond, exercise science
“I think with conference it solidified that we should be kind to those people who want the right to have same-sex marriage, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we agree with them.” — Lexady Burke, nutritional science, Pleasant Grove
“I feel like marriage, because it isn’t in the Constitution, it is a state’s right to define it. So I guess that the Supreme Court should honor what the states wanted to rule in regards to it. So I don’t feel like it was a good decision. They should have honored what the states wanted.” — Natalie Wolford, economics
“It’s unfortunate for those of us who have been trying not to let this happen, but I think we knew that it was eventually going to happen. It’s the way the world is going, and we’ve been taught to stay strong and stay afloat and continue on with everything that’s thrown at us. The Constitution does fight for equality. But I think the whole same-sex thing is a fad taken out of proportion. But they have their arguments, and we have ours.” — Neal Ball, exercise science, Fairfield, California
“In the context of BYU and our religion, we don’t personally or as a group agree with that. But because the Supreme Court is a secular institution, from their viewpoint and because of the way the nation as a whole is going, they reflect a more secular interpretation of the way things ought to be. So while we don’t agree with them, I think that they’re not necessarily wrong.” — Riley Norton, philosophy, Kirkland, Washington
“I think overall, obviously from a religious standpoint, we know there will be repercussions whether people realize it or not, but on the other hand I guess it could be a good thing because it’s kind of a sign that the Second Coming is closer and that we need to be more prepared.” — Ryan Carlson, microbiology, Hong Kong
