Ambrosia Starling, drag queen who prompted Judge Roy Moore's removal from Alabama Supreme Court.
Posted on 01/12/2018 5:37:27 PM PST by Bodleian_Girl
Ambrosia Starling, drag queen who prompted Judge Roy Moore's removal from Alabama Supreme Court.
This story is a part of Ask Alabama, where you ask the questions, you vote to decide which questions we answer, and then we investigate.
This week we're answering a question submitted by a reader who asked:
Alabama has the lowest the percentage of citizens of any state who support same sex marriage. Why are so many Alabamans opposed?
Same-sex marriage, and homosexual behavior, has seemingly always been frowned upon by much of the great state of Alabama. This is, after all, the center of the Bible Belt, and the birth place of the lovable Judge Roy Moore. You know, that guy that lost an election in Alabama to a Democrat, which is a bit like losing a boxing match with the Venus de Milo. It's a statue with no arms. Google it.
But it's absolutely true. Alabama has the lowest support of same-sex marriage in the entire country, tied, of course, with Mississippi, according to a 2015 study by the Public Religious Research Institute. The poll shows that 33 percent of Alabamians oppose same-sex marriage.
But why is that?
"It's because there is more biblical literacy in Alabama than most other places," said Dr. Joe Godfrey, Executive Director of the Alabama Citizens Action Program, a religious lobbying group based in Birmingham. "The Bible clearly teaches us that marriage is between one man and women for life. Everyone teaches that, people grow up believing that. No one is willing to change the Bible around here. Society and culture needs to adjust to fit in with what the Bible teaches, not vice versa."
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LGBTQ organizer Mario Burton agrees. "The issue of same-sex marriage is absolutely rooted in religion," said the Huntsville-based activist, who is part of the Rocket City pride group. "But we're still so far behind the rest of the country in that discussion. We still have to get people to understand identity before we even move on to marriage equality. And then there is also still a taboo still about the discussion of sex, even within heterosexual relationships. And that includes discussions about sexuality. Lots of people don't talk about sex, so when we bring up marriage equality, people just think gay sex, or bisex. So it feels like we're having a conversation about sex rather that marriage."
Maybe hold off on Googling the Venus de Milo, folks. You might not be ready.
While Godfrey believes that society and culture should fit around the teachings of the Bible, the U.S Supreme Court believes otherwise.
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state sodomy laws. That set the stage for another SCOTUS decision over 12 years later that made it legal for same-sex marriages to take place across the country. Alabama has yet to repeal its state sodomy law, and fought hard to prevent the issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. But don't worry, you can still legally marry your cousin.
In fact, it was Moore in his second stint as Alabama Chief Justice that instructed Alabama probate judges not to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples. But once again the law won. While this added to Moore's almost cult-like following among conservative evangelicals, it didn't sit well with the state's ethical judiciary committee, which promptly removed him from office. He was removed the first time as Alabama Chief Justice for refusing to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from the state rotunda in Montgomery.
Even today, some two and a half years later, seven counties in Alabama still won't issue any type of marriage license, according to a Ballotpedia study from June 2017. Those counties are Covington, Geneva, Pike, Washington, Clarke, Autauga, and Cleburne.
But even in Alabama, attitudes are changing. Between 1994 and 1996, support for same-sex marriage was at 17 percent, according to a New York Times poll. That increased to 26 percent by 2010, and again to 32 percent by 2015.
So things are changing. But why? Dr. Godfrey helpfully explains.
"The fact is for thousands of years all major civilizations and cultures have believed that marriage is between one man and woman," he said. "And what's happening is we've got radical leftist LGBTQ activists such as the humans rights campaign that are pushing this agenda, pumping millions of dollars into trying to change public opinion. So yeah, when you put millions of dollars into a public campaign to convince people that same -sex marriage is acceptable then you're going to see the polling go up in that field. And that money is coming out of the pockets of big corporations. If it were not for the media, the big corporations pumping big money into this you wouldn't see this change."
So, there you go. Alabama is still sort of prudish and religious.
I think a lot of vote fraud came into play, especially with Jefferson County reporting so late.
2008 was an eternity ago. You can bet those percentages wouldn't hold up today.
“For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one,
And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out, consumed) with lust for one another—men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own bodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray, which was [their] fitting retribution.”
(New Testament, Romans 1: 26,27)
[The wicked are sentenced to suffer] just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent towns—which likewise gave themselves over to impurity and indulged in unnatural vice and sensual perversity—are laid out [in plain sight] as an exhibit of perpetual punishment [to warn] of everlasting fire.
(New Testament, Jude 1: 7)
Jesus defined marriage as a lifelong union of one man and one woman. Jesus did not say that marriage is a union between people of the same sex or a union between a man and a woman until someone better comes along. So gay marriage does not meet that definition. Neither does a marriage where one or both partners have been divorced.
I know, I know. Is it because they think it’s a perversion and they are not afraid to say that?? Well, good for them.
1 Corinthians 7:15
"But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace."
King James Version (KJV)
I much prefer “Winged Victory.”
"Even as Sodom and Gomorrha,
and the cities about them in like manner,
giving themselves over to fornication,
and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example,
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
Michelle Homes and KA Turner destroyed what was once a fine newspaper.
Queers don’t marry. They make an economic contract
Marriage is for real people, not deviants
Agree.
I read both King James and the Amplified; was just posting the Amplified for those not familiar with its version.
Amplified can sometimes be a little wordy. But for many verses it does give the complete meaning of the original text. It’s good for study.
I lived in DC, worked a lot of time in NYC and lived in Houston....I used to say that the WaPo, NYSlimes and Houston Chronicle were the biggest lib rags out there.....it breaks my heart to now say that al.com is right up there with them. I don’t know anyone who subscribes anymore.....like my brother says “don’t they know who their customer base is?” Apparently NO!!!!!
I wouldn’t bet on that at all.
Excuse me. How about a religious community that stops having children by allowing potential fathers to abrogate their responsibility to "go forth and multiply." The ZPG movement was created to do the same thing. Minimize our population while our enemies increase their population
Because Alabamans understand cleaning your Anus out with a Penis is disgusting and deviant.
I knew the late great editor Randy Henderson. He called me up one day, not long before he died and literally blasted me for 30 solid minutes because I'd disagreed with the slant of some recent coverage.
Can't even remember what it was at the time, or why I voiced my disagreement to him. He eventually let me make my case and we parted, not agreeing with one another, but each having had a fair hearing.
He died not to long after that and he is (by me at least) still greatly missed.
"Birmingham (Ala.) News’ AME Randy Henderson Dies at 53"
The current staff doesn't care about their customer base. Not one bit. In fact, they are extremely hostile.
They've already been forced to lay off over 40% of staff and go down to publishing 3 days a week. They just don't care, as long as they can publish their agenda.
Not fussing. :-)
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