you know what im done...i cant continue to respond to this thread without possibly losing my temper. clearly this is just one subject we will never see eye to eye on. I wish you all well.
I had a Western colleague at a university in Asia who was known to be homosexual. What we didn't know was that he was also a pedophile. Well, at least in his beliefs. He was exposed by the local newspaper, which even sent a reporter to try to interview him. The newspaper article revealed some interesting things about our colleague that we didn't know:
1. He was formerly a Catholic priest
2. He was currently doing a doctoral thesis on pedophilia
3. He was a member of a pedophilia website, where a synopsis of his thesis was posted
I browsed the website, and read his posted thesis statement, and it was all so academic. The logic was that just as homosexuality is now being accepted, pedophilia will be next -- pedophiles will have equal rights as well, and should.
But I had one big question in my mind:
1) WHERE DO YOU GET THE KIDS????
2) WHOSE KIDS DO YOU USE?????
Do any of you even know what an amicus is?
Obama is doing what MANY presidents and MANY public officials have done in the past. He is filing a brief stating his opinion. That's it. Neither him nor anyone else is trying to dictate the Court's decision. He's stating his beliefs and his constitutional knowledge of why gay marriage can't be banned on legal grounds. It's pretty simple if you know how court cases work.
Does the constitution even cover homosexual marriages? Or is it only the Bible that outright condemns it?
Actually, this has little to do with gay marriage and more to do with the fact the president does not have this type of authority over the Supreme Court. He appoints justices, and can influence decisions but that is about it. The president actually has no authority over the Supreme Court or their decisions. He can't tell them to do anything, and they are not required to do what he says. The Supreme Court is the final judge. Not the president.
He is overstepping his boundries yet again.
Actually, proponents of marriage equality say the 14th Amendment DOES cover gay marriage. Equal protection under the law. What the Bible says (or actually, what you people THINK it says) is irrelevant for a secular nation with freedom of religion. According to God's law, children should be stoned to death for disobeying their parents, women should be killed for having premarital sex and eating shrimp is an abomination. Adultery, lying and using the Lord's name in vein should be illegal, too. But I don't see any of you arguing with that. You're picking and choosing your fake convictions because of your fear of giving up the old ways.
The United States is a free nation, meaning what your (warped version of) religion says on a human rights issue doesn't matter one bit.
Homosexuality is at question for the moment. If that should be legal shoukld stoning children be legal as well? Is that what you arev saying?
Homosexuality is at question for the moment. If that should be legal shoukld stoning children be legal as well? Is that what you arev saying?
No, if homosexuality should be illegal, why aren't we stoning children and women who aren't virgins before marriage? If you want Biblical law to rule over a secular nation, you better go all the way or you're a hypocrite.
Adultery is still illegal in some states actually.. Adultery, lying and using the Lord's name in vein should be illegal, too. But I don't see any of you arguing with that. You're picking and choosing your fake convictions because of your fear of giving up the old ways.
The United States is a free nation, meaning what your (warped version of) religion says on a human rights issue doesn't matter one bit.
It IS ALSO Obama's agenda.
God created marriage as a time and place for a MAN and a WOMAN to be physically intimate (sex). As Creator, He has the first word on this and He will have the last. He makes the rules because He knows what's best for us. Obama has brought God's judgement upon this nation. His stance on this abomination is why I didn't vote for him back in November. I didn't vote for the Mormon either. Obama and those who think like him can explain to God their stance until they're blue in the face and God will tell them what I just stated above. We as the body need to pray and fast until our petition is heard in the courts of Heaven and our land can be healed. Pray for those deceived by this lie. Everything Satan does is the sole purpose of marring God's creation. We can choose to follow God to the best of our ability and be blessed or go our own way and be cursed. We are at a crossroads. Obama is a hypocrite, claiming Christ and then turn around and support a cause God will NEVER recognize. God established marriage as between one MAN and one WOMAN. That's it, can He make it any clearer? God will have the last word on this!