“We forget that one of the first martyrs of the Christian era died fighting for the law of God as it applies to the family. John the Baptist confronted Herod for breaking the law of God. For this his head was separated from his body and placed on a platter. He was a martyr for defending God’s vision of the family.”

Paraphrase: From his message on the “Legal Battle for Marriage,” delivered yesterday, May 29, 2008, at the Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy, sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries.