Forget for a minute about the role of religious belief in a civil society — the question that brought together an interfaith group of about 75 people to the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday.
It’s a good question, and a timely one, as Iowa’s county recorders began processing same-sex marriage applications last week, some despite strong [...]
Posts Tagged ‘civics’
5/2 Column: The need to be civil
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged civics, gay marriage, religion, University of Iowa on May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
4/8 Column: Activist judges and laws uniform
Posted in Gazette Columns, Uncategorized, tagged Iowa Supreme Court, gay marriage, Varnum v. Brien, judicial branch, civics on April 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It is telling that state Supreme Court justices saw the need in last week’s marriage equality ruling to devote an entire section to the state’s constitutional separation of powers.
Even more telling that, despite that high school civics lesson, some people still don’t understand the role of our judicial branch.
Oh sure, some firebrands almost certainly are [...]
