With widespread cultural attempts to redefine family these days, the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear a Utah polygamy case is good news for those who hold to God's design for marriage.
Rodney Holm was relying on a landmark Texas ruling to defend his right to privacy in regards to his his decision to practice polygamy. Holm was charged by the State of Utah with bigamy and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor after "marrying" his then 16-year-old sister-in-law, with whom he now has two children. The girl was his third "wife".
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Lawrence v. Texas that states have no right to interfere with the homosexual relations between consenting partners. Within five months, Massachusetts used the Lawrence ruling to grant a constitutional right to homosexual marriage. Holm was hoping the justices would apply the same standard involving his polygamous relationship. The high court offered no explanation in refusing to take the Holm case.
Traditional family advocates have been concerned that if the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the Utah decision, it could open the door to myriad new definitions of family and marriage.
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