The Supreme Court has ruled today that states can withhold money to students of theology. The court ruled 7-2 with justices Scalia and Thomas dissenting.

"Let there be no doubt: This case is about discrimination against a religious minority," Scalia wrote for the two.

"In an era when the court is so quick to come to the aid of other disfavored groups, its indifference in this case, which involves a form of discrimination to which the Constitution actually speaks, is exceptional."

Tonight, the president comes out hard against same-sex marriage, and emotions are rising as the debate heats us. With us tonight, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom. He brought this issue center stage earlier this month when he ordered the city and county to issue same-sex marriage licenses; nationally syndicated Christian broadcaster Pastor John MacArthur of California's Grace Community Church; Chad Allen, the actor and producer who starred in TV hits like "My Two Dads" and "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman," became an activist after he was outed by tabloids in 1996; and Representative Marilyn Musgrave, Republican of Colorado.

The issue of gay marriages has been spewed over the airwaves. Two diametricaly opposed points of view are battling over this issue. On the one hand we have the homosexual/liberal communities fighting the law, or circumnavigating it. On the other hand, there are those who are appalled by the idea of gay marriage. Perhaps there is a group of fence straddlers who don't care, but they are so meek as to be beneath our ridicule. Where do you stand?

John Mellencamp, the ex-cougar, sings: "if you don't stand for something, then you'll fall for anything." I stand for morality, Biblical morality. But there is a problem which Christians, indeed anyone with a moral compass, must be keenly aware. Though we may take an active role in pushing our agenda, we must carefully choose our tactics.

Of all the great Americans who have shaped this country, only one has a day dedicated to him. It is not George Washington, it is not Abraham Lincoln; it is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Whether it is right or wrong to honor the man, rather than his legacy, is debatable. I believe a "Civil Rights Day" would be more appropriate, and Dr. King would rather have it that way. The issue is the mockary of his dream that civil rights groups have attributed to him on this day.

Simply take a look at his "I have a dream" speach. Is it possible to find the soap box issues that Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, or Luis Faracon stand for anywhere in this speach?