President Bush to Announce Support for Second Class Citizen Status
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June 01, 2006
President Bush to Announce Support for Second Class Citizen Status
On Monday, June 5th, President Bush will hold a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. During the press conference, the President will reiterate his support for the discriminatory and immoral Federal Marriage Amendment.
The amendment, which will hold gays and lesbians to second class citizen status, goes against the fabric of America.
When will we stop replaying the discrimination game and accept that 'liberty and justice for all,' means for all?
If Conservatives wish to protect the sanctity of marriage, then maybe they should try to pass an amendment that would outlaw divorce. Of course, these hypocrites would never allow that to happen. Instead, they claim moral superiority by using a very small minority that will not have a negative impact on them personally.
50% of marriages in this country end in divorce and 85% of those get remarried. 43% of those count themselves among religious right wing conservatives.
Did Jesus condemn same-sex marriage? Nope. Did he condemn divorce? You bet.
"Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.� Luke 16:18
So 43% of adulterers condemn same sex marriage, but don't condemn their own "lifestyle" choice. Interesting.
What did Jesus say about people like this?
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. " Matthew 7:1-2
We even get this parable warning against doing exactly what some are trying to do with this amendment:
Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'
The servant's master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go.
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow- servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
His fellow- servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow- servant just as I had on you?'
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart. Matthew 18:23-35
Nearly half of the "religious right" are living an adulterous lifestyle and claim God's grace for their own lifestyle sins. Yet, they are not willing to extend such forgiveness to same-sex couples. Quite amazing.
So, why then do groups that claim they are concerned with families target families headed by same-sex couples, but ignore families headed by adulterers? Simple, if "Focus on the Family" focused on all facets of the family, including railing against divorce, they would go bankrupt from lack of donations and support.
In fact, James Dobson of FOTF, has been out fearmongering at a ferocious pace recently. According to Dobson, marriage is under vicious attack, from the forces of hell itself. He "believes" with the destruction of marriage will come the decline of western civilization itself. He claims we're in a crisis point, right now, where the family is either going to survive or it's going to fall apart and it will happen in the next few years.
Oh, my! Better pick up those checkbooks and pledge a week�s salary, credit cards accepted! Operators standing by!
Please! If thousands of years of divorce have not destroyed marriage, then a tiny minority isn't going to now. Countries around the world have shown up the land of the "free" and legalized same-sex unions. None of them have been met with their demise.
The religious right has 2000 years of experience preying on people's fears for their own gain, a trait they brought with them to the Republican Party. Same-sex marriage has become their latest cash cow.
Posted by JayJay Snow at June 1, 2006 12:00 AM
June 01, 2006
President Bush to Announce Support for Second Class Citizen Status
On Monday, June 5th, President Bush will hold a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. During the press conference, the President will reiterate his support for the discriminatory and immoral Federal Marriage Amendment.
The amendment, which will hold gays and lesbians to second class citizen status, goes against the fabric of America.
When will we stop replaying the discrimination game and accept that 'liberty and justice for all,' means for all?
If Conservatives wish to protect the sanctity of marriage, then maybe they should try to pass an amendment that would outlaw divorce. Of course, these hypocrites would never allow that to happen. Instead, they claim moral superiority by using a very small minority that will not have a negative impact on them personally.
50% of marriages in this country end in divorce and 85% of those get remarried. 43% of those count themselves among religious right wing conservatives.
Did Jesus condemn same-sex marriage? Nope. Did he condemn divorce? You bet.
"Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.� Luke 16:18
So 43% of adulterers condemn same sex marriage, but don't condemn their own "lifestyle" choice. Interesting.
What did Jesus say about people like this?
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. " Matthew 7:1-2
We even get this parable warning against doing exactly what some are trying to do with this amendment:
Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'
The servant's master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go.
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow- servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
His fellow- servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow- servant just as I had on you?'
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart. Matthew 18:23-35
Nearly half of the "religious right" are living an adulterous lifestyle and claim God's grace for their own lifestyle sins. Yet, they are not willing to extend such forgiveness to same-sex couples. Quite amazing.
So, why then do groups that claim they are concerned with families target families headed by same-sex couples, but ignore families headed by adulterers? Simple, if "Focus on the Family" focused on all facets of the family, including railing against divorce, they would go bankrupt from lack of donations and support.
In fact, James Dobson of FOTF, has been out fearmongering at a ferocious pace recently. According to Dobson, marriage is under vicious attack, from the forces of hell itself. He "believes" with the destruction of marriage will come the decline of western civilization itself. He claims we're in a crisis point, right now, where the family is either going to survive or it's going to fall apart and it will happen in the next few years.
Oh, my! Better pick up those checkbooks and pledge a week�s salary, credit cards accepted! Operators standing by!
Please! If thousands of years of divorce have not destroyed marriage, then a tiny minority isn't going to now. Countries around the world have shown up the land of the "free" and legalized same-sex unions. None of them have been met with their demise.
The religious right has 2000 years of experience preying on people's fears for their own gain, a trait they brought with them to the Republican Party. Same-sex marriage has become their latest cash cow.
Posted by JayJay Snow at June 1, 2006 12:00 AM
