Many commentators have pointed out that these states' constitutional changes are largely symbolic measures after the US Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. However, these November ballot votes mark a years-long settlement of American popular opinion in favor of gay "marriage." According to Pew Research, American support for homosexual "marriage" increased steadily from 2004 to 2017 and has hovered since then at about 60%.

California, Colorado, and Hawaii have not redefined marriage but rather done away with a definition altogether. Colorado has nixed its constitutional provision that "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state." Hawaii has eliminated a 1998 constitutional amendment that states that "the Legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples."

California has not only removed language in its Constitution "stating that marriage is only between a man and a woman" but has amended the constitution to recognize a "fundamental right to marry, regardless of sex or race." The language used does not actually convey what the amendment intends, since adults already have a right to marry, regardless of their sex.

Critics have denounced the amendments not only for defying the truth of marriage and promoting the harm of children through same-sex couple adoption. Jonathan Keller, president of the California Family Council, warned that California's amendment could potentially open the door to polygamy and child marriage.

"If you abolish the definition of marriage and say that marriage can mean anything, then marriage actually means nothing," Keller pointed out... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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