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« on: February 22, 2004, 11:54:00 PM »
Kathy -
CONGRATS AGAIN! Sooo cool to see the pix! Here is a fun email from my mom to me (she is a WAY liberal minister) - some biblical quotes on the institution of marraige!
Christy J
Subject: In defense of Biblical marriage
>
> 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 good 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 codifying marriage entirely on biblical
> principles:
>
> 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 nonbeliever 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 and be otherwise
> punished in a manner to be determined by law.
> (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
>
> G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it
> is
> required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he
> had
> previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming
>
> with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you
> are
> female.
> (Gen 19:31-36)
>
>
> Posted at Protestants for the Common Good
> "cgn@thecommongood.org