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Proposed Marriage Initiative Biblical values included: A. 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.)

B. 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)

C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)

E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Mark 10:9)

F. 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 pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut25:5-10)--

Why did you not post the whole thing in #58 and credit the source? Surely you have it. Promoting a not-so-subtle agenda, your biblically illiterate friends (you too, probably) have been sending it, and the "Dear Dr. Laura" letter out all over the internet.

Just in case you can't find it, I'll post it in its entirety and source it here:

The Presidential Prayer Team is currently urging us
to: "Pray for the President as he seeks wisdom on how
to legally codify the definition of marriage. Pray
that it will be according to Biblical principles.
With any forces insisting on variant definitions of
marriage, pray that God's Word and His standards will
be honored by our government."

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, as they enjoin, on
biblical principals:

A. 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)

B. 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)

C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the
wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she
shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)

D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be
forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh
10:30)

E. Since marriage is for life, neither this
constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor
any state or federal law, shall be construed
to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

F. 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 pay a fine of one shoe. (Gen. 38:6-
10; Deut 25:5-10)

Mayland C. Reilly, M.Ed., MS
Associate Director