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To: Edward Watson

You state you have no objection to gay marriage as long as the government doesn’t require religious institutions to peform such marriages.

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued The Family: A Proclamation to the World. It contains the following statements:

“We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.”

“We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.”

How do you reconcile your position on gay marriage with the LDS Church’s Proclamation that “responsible citizens” should “promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family?” Is the Proclamation the “truth” you embrace? Do you really think that allowing gay marriage is a measure designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society?

You might want to re-think this declaration of belief.


758 posted on 07/12/2007 12:58:14 AM PDT by ComeUpHigher
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To: ComeUpHigher
You might want to re-think this declaration of belief.

I agree with EW on this one because you cannot legislate morality.

All you end up with is laws that can't be enforced.

people must choose to be moral, we should start teaching the Bible in the Schools again, and bring the country back to it's roots and Abolishing a federal school system is the first step to doing it.
822 posted on 07/12/2007 11:21:28 AM PDT by DelphiUser ("You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think")
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