Stop Calling It Marriage Equality

The Federalist ^ | October 8, 2014 | David Harsanyi

[right-wing agnostic]

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected gay marriage appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin, in essence allowing lower courts to legalize same-sex couples. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), an institution that has vigorously opposed gay marriage for some time now, conceded that the political battle over marriage is over. “As far as the civil law is concerned,” the Mormon Church admitted, “the courts have spoken.”

Actually, nothing is over until God says it’s over. At least, this is my understanding of how religion operates. So while I don’t want to accuse Mormons of being a bunch of serial quitters, let’s just say this isn’t the first time they’ve folded in the face of adversity. Luckily, every time a door closes …

Obviously, polygamy, once practiced by early church members, has long since been renounced by the LDS church. It the late nineteenth century, after decades of religious persecution and pressure from the U.S. government, Mormons dropped the practice (although some obstinate fundamentalist groups persist). The LDS is probably the last group willing to bring up plural marriage, but now would be the time to right some historical wrongs.

The would-be polygamist needs only to use the arguments of a gay-marriage advocate: What kind of moral claim, for instance, does anyone have to stand in the way of peaceful, consenting adults who call their union a marriage? Shouldn’t every minority, no matter how beleaguered, be able to enjoy happiness with the one—or ones—they love? In a perfect nation, wouldn’t all Americans be immune from the cultural and religious prejudices of others? Isn’t it a tad judgmental for us to force every household to comport to our own stifling definition of family? Sally Kohn knows what I’m talking about.

[Elsie]

GOD somehow FAILED to change the Mormon SCRIPTURE!

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Yeah; the D&C is 'scripture'.

Most people; unfamiliar with the non-PR version of Mormonism; do not realize there is MORE 'scripture' than the Book of Mormon and the 'unreliable' KJV bible.

The BoM contains very little Mormon doctrine.

The Doctrines and Covenants contain most of it.

And then there is the OTHER little book; The Pearl of Great Price. It contains the wonderful little Book of Abraham.

Get 'em all; in one handy volume; the Quad...

[Elsie]

I suspect that pro-gay activist state lawmakers are working with pro-gay activist justices in the following ploy to deceive Constitution-ignorant citizens.

Woe to those who call Evil, Good...

[Elsie]

"Tenth Amendment-protected state laws prohibiting gay marriage are not unconstitutional for the following simple reason imo."

Way back in the Dark Ages, one state said...

 

 

 

Mayflower Compact

 

In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, etc.

Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, 1620.

 

 

 

[Elsie]

The state doesn’t care if you cohabitate without marriage,

And it will even SUBSIDIZE any offspring generated by the endeavor.

[Elsie]

But the difference rests with the fact that homosexuality is a mental disease while having two wives is not.

Oh?

I was pretty crazy for having ONE!

[Elsie]

Because there is a Biblical history of polygamy,

True; just as there is a bible history of a LOT of things; but NEVER is there found in the bible ANYTHING that sanctions or encourages polygamy.

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Sorry Adam; about that first rib.

Let's try again...

[Elsie]

Common law marriage is legal in some states, but it still has to comply with the law, to be legal.

You tryin' to make me MORE nutty; trying to figger this sentence out??

;^)

[sauropod]

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[hulagirl]

I’m speaking of the secular world’s reasoning. The Bible holds no sway with them and for sure if something like homo marriage is sanctioned, no reason in the world (except for morals and law based on that outdated book of cultist idiots) that any type of love shouldn’t speak it’s name and demand a marriage license as well.

[CodeToad]

Sodomy does not make for marriage.
Two people do not make for marriage.
Two homosexuals, therefore, do not make for marriage.