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Southern Baptists, whose faith includes over 12 million members in the US, have endorsed a ban to end same-sex marriage in America. The moment marks the first time the group has officially opposed the ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court case backing same-sex marriage.

The votes on Tuesday came during the annual Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, Texas, attended by over 10, church representatives. Experts say the evangelical group's values have increasingly shifted to align with the Christian right, a branch of conservatism that has gained momentum under US President Donald Trump.

The Southern Baptists' resolution does not use the word "ban" directly. Instead, it calls for the "overturning of laws and court rulings, including Obergefell v. Hodges, that defy God's design for marriage and family". The resolution also calls "for laws that affirm marriage between one man and one woman".

Any legal reversal of the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision would not lead automatically to a nationwide ban of same-sex marriage. Although the resolution is non-binding, it comes from a large, influential faction of President Trump's base and sends a direct message to the White House.

Eighty-five percent of white evangelical Protestants are likely to be Republican voters, according to a Pew Research survey.

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She described a "transactional element" to the relationship between evangelicals and Trump, whose Supreme Court nominations helped end national abortion rights. Evangelicals also played a "very prominent" role overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that protected abortion for nearly 50 years before it was overturned insaid Ms Du Mez.

She said she believes evangelicals may be using the same blueprint to end same-sex marriage. Trump's message on same-sex marriage has been mixed over the years, telling CNN in that he supported "traditional marriage" then, in a 60 Minutes interview insaying he was "fine" with same-sex marriage.

This includes banning transgender people from serving the military, and revoking a Biden-era executive order preventing discrimination "on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation". And although public support largely remains behind same-sex marriage, the Southern Baptists' resolution has added to LGBTQ groups' sense of alarm.

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