Posted on 03/13/2014 3:56:08 PM PDT by Aqua Buddhist
Within a few days, a federal district judge in my home-state of Virginia will likely rule on the constitutionality of the commonwealths Marshall-Newman Amendment, which only permits marriage between one man and one woman. Frankly, as a conservative Republican and as a Christian, I hope that the amendment is struck down.
Republicans value marriage so highly because it encourages people to live according to conservative values. For instance, by enabling two people to share resources, marriage makes couples more financially secure, thereby reducing their dependence on government. In addition, marriage binds people into permanent, monogamous relationships, enabling couples to more effectively raise children. Although gay couples cannot reproduce, today there exist multiple other ways for same-sex couples to acquire offspring, such as in-vitro fertilization or adoption (which is often cited by the pro-life movement as a viable alternative to abortion). Numerous studies have confirmed that gay parents are just as capable as heterosexual ones. The benefits of marriage exist regardless of a couples sexual orientation, and therefore conservatives have an interest in ensuring that as many couples as possible enter the institution, whether heterosexual or homosexual.
Due to the separation of church and state, Christian doctrine cannot explicitly guide any court opinion, but faith no doubt motivates many peoples core principles and underlying values. As Christians, we are taught to love our neighbors as ourselves. Since you most likely want the ability to gain the benefits of marriage for yourself and enter into an expression of commitment with the one whom you love, I believe it is inherently un-Christian to deny other adults that privilege. Also, we are all creatures of God- whether gay or straight- and God does not make mistakes. By denying certain individuals the ability to marry their loved ones, you are telling them that their relationship (and, by extension, their sexual orientation) is somehow inferior or not as good as your own. Not only does the government lack the authority to make or enforce such a claim, but by condemning someones God-given traits, that sentiment also criticizes the actions of their divine Creator.
Admittedly, marriage today is threatened- not by the gay couples trying to get INTO the institution, but rather by the straight couples opting OUT. Only 51% of Americans are married, compared with 72% in 1960. Luckily, same-sex partners can actually help save the institution of marriage by making it relevant again and reversing a downward trend in marriage rates. I hope my fellow Virginians will join me in supporting this necessary step to guarantee human rights and save the future of marriage for future generations.
Virginia should be for ALL lovers.
Food for Thought? So’s this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFoagC5yGY0
Not to put too fine a point on it, gay marriage isn’t merely abhorrent; it’s ridiculous. Mr. Draim might do well to consider some of this post’s excellent comments before claiming, as a conservative and a Christian, that there’s EVEN ONE sunny-side-up aspect to the insanity of gay “marriage.”
It is wrong and we should never just accept it just because some federal judges are abusing their office to impose it on states when these courts have no such power. If the GOP stands up for stopping courts from making laws, then there might be some hope for this country after all
Making them even more misguided
What kind of childish silliness is that? You think that changing state and federal law to create men marrying men and polygamy and ending marriage, isn't a political issue?
Yeah, we can see that, you want to educate them to support leftism, while on conservatives sites you promote,,,leftism.
This troll thing isn't new to you.
“Marriage equality” is newspeak for legalizing activity that is a capital offense in Divine Law, isn’t it?
What is in the other direction?
That your trolling includes an attempt to falsely paint Reagan, that you signed up her to promote liberalism and gay marriage?
That more and more this looks like it isn’t your first trolling on forums?
Well said.
IBTZ
As I said, my experience is that the “concepts and dialogue” of libertarianism facilitate conversion from liberal to conservative.
Not worth wrapping dead fish in. Conservative Christian my ass.
Sodomy isn’t marriage.
There is no “conservative case” for equating marriage and sodomy. There is no “conservative case” for any treatment of sodomy other than condemnation of the unnatural act and the disordered desire to engage in it.
Another childish thing to say.
Libertarians are not conservative, they are radical leftist except on economic issues.
Here is the leftists agenda hidden behind the Libertarian Party curtain.
Libertarian Party Platform:
Throw open the borders completely; only a rare individual (terrorist, disease carrier etc.) can be kept from freedom of movement through political boundaries, eliminate the Border Patrol and INS.
Homosexuals; total freedom in the military, gay marriage, adoption, child custody and everything else.
Abortion; zero restrictions or impediments full 9 months.
Pornography; no restraint, no restrictions.
Drugs; Meth, Heroin, Crack, and anything new that science and marketers can come up with, zero restrictions.
Advertising those drugs, prostitution, and pornography; zero restrictions.
Military Strength; minimal capabilities.
They can’t answer you.
Thanks, that went on too long, the guy was obvious when he signed up.
He lasted that long?
Or undead.
They sure didn’t say much about the article they posted. And they didn’t successfully rebut anything. They should have known better. FR isn’t going off the rails, ever.
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