Posted on 04/24/2015 8:20:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Citing the Declaration of Independence, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) argued on the House floor yesterday that same-sex couples are endowed by “their Creator—by God” with a right to marry.
“Our Declaration of Independence, as all of us quote so often, says: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men’—of course, if Jefferson were writing today, it would be either all people or all humankind—‘are created equal, that they are endowed by’—not a Congress, not by a Constitution, not by a will of the majority—‘their Creator’—by God—‘with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’
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“That, of course, has not always been America’s performance, notwithstanding it has been its promise,” said Hoyer. “Next week, the highest Court in our land will be asked to consider whether these words apply to same-sex couples who love one another. Many courts have already said that it does.”
“Born equal, endowed by God with certain unalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Is there a happier time in one’s life than when one pledges themselves to another?” said Hoyer, later in his speech. "We all gather, we all celebrate, we all wish them well. LGBT Americans now have the right to marry and have their families treated equally in 37 States and the District of Columbia. In the remaining States, however, LGBT residents are watching the Supreme Court with great anticipation.”
“We need to bring those words of the Declaration of Independence closer to their full realization, Mr. Speaker. Hopefully, the Court will do that,” said Hoyer.
The entirety of Hoyer’s speech can be read in the April 23, 2015 edition of the Congressional Record, which can be found by clicking here.
Tell that to Sodom and Gomorrah.
Absolutely not. and they are to be dealt with as an abomination to God of the universe as mandated in His book of Leviticus.
A good reading of Genesis chapters 18 & 19 might be qdvisable for the author then. The homonazis have learned how to lie every chance they get from their protector and leader...
Wrong, Steny.
This leech has been in Congress since 1981. America is worse place thanks, in part, to him.
Think Hoyer’s daughter coming out as a lesbian in 2012 might have anything to do with this? Maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree after all...
Now why would God want two people with the same plumbing to have meaningless orgasms together?
Sounds more like the work of Satan.
Romans 1:26 doesn’t make it sound like a “God given right”:
25-For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26-For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27-and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error
The “god” that Steny Hoyer has created in his own mind doesn’t exist, and He certainly isn’t the creator of this world.
Mr. Hoyer is a blasphemer and controlled by the “god” of this world. He certainly isn’t the same who is Jesus and His Father, Holy Spirit in One!
Yeah, the god of this world. Not that he can grant such endowments.
Is “Steny” another word for dumbass?
Check his donations from the regular LGBT PACs. That’ll probably shed some light on the situation...
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
And just where was Steny’s insights 20 years ago on this topic?? Why not the outspokenness then?
Steny must not have paid attention in Sunday School. So sad.
Maybe so but two males cannot marry two males, same goes for females. A marriage is one each of two different people joining to make one.
bttt
Which god? Moloch?
And wasn’t this dude at the DNC convention where God was booed three times?
if the boys want to live together, they are free to do that.
if they want marriage licenses, they are free to bring any willing ladies of their choice to the marriage bureau.
So that whole be fruitful and multiply bit . . .?
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