In One Conservative Town, Celebration and Fears of 'End Times' After Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
THE WASHINGTON POST
By Danielle Paquette
VIRGINIA---The Christian preschool teacher heard the news on her car radio: Same-sex marriage is now legal in Virginia. This is it, she thought. The end times. “It could happen today,” Pam Rives said on Tuesday, tidying her lemon-yellow classroom at the Ironbridge Baptist Church. “This is just another step in that direction. As society changes, it takes God out of it.” Rives will never support same-sex marriage. She fears, however, that society will continue to change beyond what she deems acceptable. [link]
By Danielle Paquette
VIRGINIA---The Christian preschool teacher heard the news on her car radio: Same-sex marriage is now legal in Virginia. This is it, she thought. The end times. “It could happen today,” Pam Rives said on Tuesday, tidying her lemon-yellow classroom at the Ironbridge Baptist Church. “This is just another step in that direction. As society changes, it takes God out of it.” Rives will never support same-sex marriage. She fears, however, that society will continue to change beyond what she deems acceptable. [link]