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You can't say that
marriage is a union between

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one man and one woman.

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Until very recently, that's
what the vast majority

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of Americans thought.

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Now it's considered bigotry.

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That this would happen after our
decision in Obergefell should

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not have come as a surprise.

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Yes, the opinion of the court
included words meant to calm

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the fears of those who claim to
traditional views on marriage.

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But I could see, and so did
the other justices in dissent,

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where the decision would lead.

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I wrote the following: "I
assume that those who cling to

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old beliefs will be able, able
to whisper their thoughts in

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the recesses of their homes.

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But if they repeat those views
in public, they will risk

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being labeled as bigots and
treated as such by governments,

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employers, and schools."

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That is just what
is coming to pass.

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One of the great challenges for the
Supreme court going forward will

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be to protect freedom of speech.