Whoever wrote this piece must have been a progressive /leftist Christian. the piece sounded squishy ok until they gave the Biblical justification for Christian libertarianism
speaking of Love.But ignoring the manifold passages of Scripture that speak of “marriage” in terms solely of the union of one man and one woman _as did Moses in Genesis 1: and 2: ; In the fullness of time Jesus ,that Rabbi from Nazareth,
cites Moses ,at the beginning in speaking o f”marriage” and “divorce” , and the Apostle Paul likewise cites the Genesis
model in his to the Church at Corinth. (1 Corinthians 6: ) and again in his letter to the Church at Ephasis ,Ephesians 5: -None of them can be understood to defend same sex marriage. That “marriage was originally a States Rights issue —and that every State originally penalized sodomy and
followed the Biblical penalty for such .And as every State seems to have in their establishment seems to have adopted the Biblical model of Matrimony being defined as the union of a man and a woman. And as the series of legal decisions 1878-1890 that seem to have led the Mormon Church to revelation they claimed from God /via their Prophets to reconsider the Church position concerning Marriage thus allowing Utah enter the union of States as equal. I am sorry but this article seems so full of holes that the boat wont float.The passage quoted as Bible justification for the
position supposed the term was NOT understood as it is too often abused today (Love being confused-sometimes deliberately with lust/ or convenience/ or political- social power and acceptance) I cannot claim to Love one in
danger of being consumed in the fire Unless I do whatever necessary to pull them out of harms way.Hating the very garment defiled by sin.
I need to add —in rereading the piece I see it only Mr.B. I disagree with in his Biblical justification. But Dr.Land I believe makes the stronger case.