During a special presentation July 11, 2016, at the 66th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee, Dr. Ryan Anderson speaks about the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision redefining marriage in all 50 states, what it means for Americans and what it will mean for the free exercise of religion and the freedom of the church.
Anderson is a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and author of Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom.
This is an edited version of the speech given July 11, 2016, at the 66th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.