Statement by Focus on the Family President Jim Daly on the decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges marriage case:
“Today the Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision that imposes same-sex marriage on all 50 states.
“Although this result was predicted by many observers, the action of the Court is nonetheless startling in its rejection of a societal understanding of marriage that goes back to the dawn of civilization. It tramples on the democratic process by overturning the will of more than 60 percent of Americans who voted on the issue and creates a new federal constitutional right in an area where our founding document is silent.