Revealing their ultimate goal: destroying the Catholic church.
But wait, they told us that churches could not be forced to perform homo “weddings”
Apparently they lied. Shazam
During the national debate over homosexual marriage, we were repeatedly told by the liberals, that churches would NOT be sued over homosexual marriage. We were told that religious institutions would not be compelled to perform marriages which do not align with the definition of marriage within that denomination.
One state which legalized homosexual marriage, New York, made a big deal of how they had a major religious freedom clause in their marriage law, so that religious organizations would not have to perform other types of marriages.
So now this is where we are?? Now churches will be sued anyway, in spite of the liberals assurances that they were only seeking CIVIL marriage rights, as opposed to forcing others to perform homosexual marriage ceremonies??????
Use reverse psychology and MARKET IT TO THEM! The package will include comprehensive pre-marriage counseling and indoctrination into the tenets of Christian philosophy as a mandatory part of the services. They’ll run, screaming.
Ain't gonna happen,obviously...because the target of the left isn't religion,it's Christianity.
Next they will be forcing boy scout troops to accept gay scoutmaster. Oh wait....
They have been pretty successful at destroying Christian owned businesses. I guess it is time to move on to their next prey.
Their ultimate goal is obvious. The destruction of Christianity.
Too bad Christian leaders are more concerned with bringing in more Muslim refugees to line their pockets than they are at fighting crap like this.
It sounds to me that their plan is to target the church halls and have their own minister perform the ceremony. They will use the commerce clause to try to force churches to make the hall available. So for example, our parish has a room called the Martha and Mary room. I’m guessing that the lesbians would love that. A small ceremony in the room and then use the kitchen and bring out the catered food. The good news is that I have never heard of this space or the other big cafeteria downstairs used to anything not directly related to the parish. Since we’re a big active parish those spaces are busy pretty much every night and most days.
Our pastor gave up his state license 2 years ago.
Our church also no longer rents space.
Anybody?
Bueller?
And this is why you can't tolerate them at all.
I will point out to the religious among us that the bible mentions two different examples where homosexuals were tolerated in their communities. In the first example, ("Genesis" Sodom and Gomorrah ) they tried to homosexual rape Angels.
In the second example, ("Judges" Battle of Gibeah) Homosexuals tried to rape a male traveler, but satisfied themselves with rape-killing his concubine.
In both examples, the final disposition of the issue was that everyone involved with the debauchery was killed.
Modern Homosexuals haven't quite gotten this bad yet, but they are certainly proceeding in the direction of the behavior outlined in the bible, and I believe if they are left alone, they will eventually behave just as badly as the bible describes.
Dolan helped them big time by standing by while they defiled the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Now the next phase watchmen match half naked. Their target has always been the Roman Catholic Church.
No problem!
The requirements are simple:
1) 40 hours of Christian Marriage counselling.
2) 120 hours of Bible Study.
3) Declaration that Christ is your Savior.
4) 3 day retreat with your new Christian brothers and sisters.
5) A 5000-word essay on why Jesus is important to you.
6) Bring 7 new members to the church.
7) Post 12 images of Jesus or the crucifix in your home, to be inspected.
8) 3 years prior membership in the church, with proof you attended every Sunday.
Easy peasy!
I am sick to death of these people and no longer care what happens to any of them.
We need to go back to homosexual acts being illegal.
Policy suggestion: Marriage is a institution defined by God and thus an ecclesiastical matter. The church cannot participate in any way in a marriage ceremony unless one of our minister officiates in some capacity. Our ministers cannot officiate a wedding that violates Scripture as we interpret them.
(Thus placing any use of church property solely within the protection of the First Amendment. If some homosexuals want to dispute that in court, the sooner we have that litigation the better.)
I wonder if there is a legal basis for marriage in Ohio.
The SCOTUS declared unconstitutional Ohio’s prohibition of same sex marriage, which prohibition is reflected below. The SCOTUS can find legislation unconstitutional, but it can’t create new legislation. The Ohio legislation below has not been replaced.
I wonder if the churches the LGBT organization wants to target have any legal basis for performing a marriage under the laws of Ohio except as a purely religious ceremony for church members.
Ohio Constitution:
XV.11 Marriage Amendment
Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
Ohio Revised Code:
Chapter 3101: MARRIAGE
3101.01 Persons who may be joined in marriage - minor to obtain consent.
(A) Male persons of the age of eighteen years, and female persons of the age of sixteen years, not nearer of kin than second cousins, and not having a husband or wife living, may be joined in marriage. A marriage may only be entered into by one man and one woman. A minor shall first obtain the consent of the minor’s parents, surviving parent, parent who is designated the residential parent and legal custodian of the minor by a court of competent jurisdiction, guardian, or any one of the following who has been awarded permanent custody of the minor by a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction:
(1) An adult person;
(2) The department of job and family services or any child welfare organization certified by the department;
(3) A public children services agency.
(B) For the purposes of division (A) of this section, a minor shall not be required to obtain the consent of a parent who resides in a foreign country, has neglected or abandoned the minor for a period of one year or longer immediately preceding the minor’s application for a marriage license, has been adjudged incompetent, is an inmate of a state mental or correctional institution, has been permanently deprived of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor and the right to have the minor live with the parent and to be the legal custodian of the minor by a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction, or has been deprived of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor and the right to have the minor live with the parent and to be the legal custodian of the minor by the appointment of a guardian of the person of the minor by the probate court or by another court of competent jurisdiction.
(C)
(1) Any marriage between persons of the same sex is against the strong public policy of this state. Any marriage between persons of the same sex shall have no legal force or effect in this state and, if attempted to be entered into in this state, is void ab initio and shall not be recognized by this state.
(2) Any marriage entered into by persons of the same sex in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state.
(3) The recognition or extension by the state of the specific statutory benefits of a legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is against the strong public policy of this state. Any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of this state, as defined in section 9.82 of the Revised Code, that extends the specific statutory benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is void ab initio. Nothing in division (C)(3) of this section shall be construed to do either of the following:
(a) Prohibit the extension of specific benefits otherwise enjoyed by all persons, married or unmarried, to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes, including the extension of benefits conferred by any statute that is not expressly limited to married persons, which includes but is not limited to benefits available under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code;
(b) Affect the validity of private agreements that are otherwise valid under the laws of this state.
(4) Any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, country, or other jurisdiction outside this state that extends the specific benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state.
What about mosques?