Washington, U.S.A. – Family Research Council (FRC) said that President Barrack Obama’s endorsement of same-sex “marriage” is disappointing but not surprising.

In an interview with ABC News, Obama announced that he now supports legalizing same-sex marriage. It was the second time in his career that Obama has appeared to reverse course on the issue. In 1996, as a candidate for the Illinois State Senate, Obama endorsed same-sex marriage. But since winning national office – first as a U.S. Senator, and then as President Obama had said that such couples should have access to all the legal rights and benefits of marriage through “civil unions,” but that “marriage” should remain defined as the union of a man and a woman.

“The President’s announcement that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage finally brings his words in sync with his actions.  From opposing state marriage amendments to refusing to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) to giving taxpayer funded marriage benefits to same-sex couples, the President has undermined the spirit if not the letter of the law,” FRC President Tony Perkins stated.

“As demonstrated by yesterday’s overwhelming vote in North Carolina, redefining marriage remains outside the mainstream of American politics, especially in the critical battleground states and among minority voters. In North Carolina, the amendment received more than 60% of the vote in majority-black counties.

“Considering that ten of the sixteen battleground states have marriage amendments that could be overturned by the President’s new policy position on marriage, the announcement almost ensures that marriage will again be a major issue in the presidential election.

“The President has provided a clear contrast between him and his challenger Mitt Romney.  Romney, who has signed a pledge to support a marriage protection amendment to the U.S. Constitution, may have been handed the key to social conservative support by President Obama.”

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Family Research Council (FRC) have praised the decision by the California Supreme Court to allow the proponents of California’s marriage amendment, Proposition 8, to defend its constitutionality in federal court.

The ruling was necessary because, although the amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman was adopted by voters in 2008, California’s Governor and Attorney General have refused to defend it against a federal constitutional challenge in a case now known as Perry v. Brown.

Now-retired U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in 2010 that Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. The decision was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but judges there asked the California Supreme Court to first rule on whether proponents have standing to defend California law when public officials refuse to do so.

FRC President Tony Perkins issued the following statement regarding today’s ruling:

“We welcome the decision of the California Supreme Court upholding the right of those who put California’s marriage amendment on the ballot to defend it in court.

“It is unconscionable that the Governor and Attorney General have abdicated their responsibility to defend their state’s constitution against attack in federal court. However, the silver lining is that the people’s decision to preserve the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman will now receive a robust defense, not merely a perfunctory one.

“We hope that the judges of the Ninth Circuit will recognize the absurdity of Judge Walker’s claim that a right to homosexual ‘marriage’ is found in the U.S. Constitution, and preserve the right of the people ofCalifornia to govern themselves,” concluded Perkins.

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