[CS-FSLUG] Federal Marriage Amendment Struck Down for Today

[Robert W.]

On 07/15/2004 09:41:28 PM, Clawman wrote:
> Here is my understanding,
> 
>> Here's my view of this issue.  The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996  
>> has
>> already defined marriage at the federal level as between a man and a
>> woman.  However, if a court may rule at a whim that such a law  
>> (federal
>> or state) is unconstitutional, that can only be remedied by a
>> constitutional amendment.  Some would say that government should not
>> interfere with marriage, but here the line between the "sacred" and  
>> the
>> "secular" is blurred.  Marriage is foundational to society itself,  
>> and a
>> redefinition of marriage will necessarily redefine the traditional
>> family structure.  If we decide that it does not matter who raises a
>> child, where will we end up?
>>
> For some on this list, it is obviously not understood that the  
> government has been
> in the marriage business for quite some time.  In order to get  
> legally married there
> are things that you must do.  These thing include registering and  
> receiving government
> approval (a license).  There are restrictions on marriage already  
> too, like no close
> relatives and no polygamy.  These are mainly biblically based, and  
> they keep our
> society from turning into an Arab one (if anyone has spent some time  
> in a country
> under Islamic law, they'll know what I mean).  These laws were  
> designed by God and
> interpreted by man to protect the family and for the betterment and  
> preservation of
> society (man has never been perfect at passing on God's laws).

Well said.  God instituted such laws in Israel.  See Leviticus chapters  
18 and 20.  The proscribed punishment is death.  And it's not just  
homosexuality, but adultery and other forms of sexual perversion.  In  
my opinion, it is not a question of whether we accept homosexuals but  
whether we accept sin.

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Robert W.
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And the LORD said... "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I
will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." -- Exodus 33:19b