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codifying marriage on biblical principles
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:24:08 GMT
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Despite being a big fan of Simon Hoggart’s parliamentary sketches, I am not so
keen on his weekend column. However, I did enjoy this:
Holy
matrimony: the authorised version
As George Bush tries to make gay marriage a key election issue, a friend has
emailed me one American response. I’ve checked all the references. It begins:
“The US presidential Prayer Team is urging us to ‘pray for the President’ as he
seeks wisdom on how to legally codify the definition of marriage. “Any
religious person believes prayer should be balanced by action. So here, in
support of the Prayer Team’s admirable goals, is a proposed constitutional
amendment to codify marriage on biblical principles:
- Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)
- Marriage shall not impede a man’s right to take concubines, in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)
- A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If she is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)
- Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:109; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30
- Since marriage is for life, neither this constitution nor the constitution of any State shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
- If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother’s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall either be slain or pay a fine of one shoe. (Gen 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
Scott A
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| (...) Well, I suppose since I'm not interested in marrying a man, I'll let this one pass for arguments sake to get onto the juicer bits below... (...) Wooohooo! But then, this isn't any different from a standard politician's template - they just (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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