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Marriage Inequality

Marriage Inequality. Government perversion of society and this nation . The Deconstruction of Marriage. The gospel goes out to all sinners Acts 10:34-35, Gal. 3:26-28 (Rom 1:16) God’s people must rise up and challenge the destruction of marriage that is taking place before our eyes

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Marriage Inequality

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  1. Marriage Inequality Government perversion of society and this nation

  2. The Deconstruction of Marriage • The gospel goes out to all sinners • Acts 10:34-35, Gal. 3:26-28 (Rom 1:16) • God’s people must rise up and challenge the destruction of marriage that is taking place before our eyes • Moral and legal challenges are ahead • This nation, the church, souls are at stake

  3. Marriage According to God’s Word • God’s law governing marriage is universal and ordained from the beginning of humanity • Gen. 2:24-25; Mt. 19:4, 8; Cf. Rom. 5:13 • “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge” Hebrews 13:4 (KJV)

  4. Evidence of Changing Moral Values • A recent Pew Forum survey said 39 %of Americans believe marriage is obsolete • The U.S. Census reports that 41 % of births in America are to parents who are unmarried • Nearly 60 %of American adults believe sex between an unmarried man and woman is morally acceptable • Only 40 %think it’s wrong to have sex outside of marriage • 49 – 58 % favor same-sex marriage

  5. Results of Changing Moral Values • DID YOU KNOW…Homosexuality is a major contributor to the spread of HIV/AIDS. Other risks included Hepatitis, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HPV, GBS, Cancer, Violent Relationships, Mental Health issues & Suicide • http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS01B1 • DID YOU KNOW...The median age at death for a homosexual man is 42; 75 for married heterosexual men • DID YOU KNOW...The median age at death for a lesbian is 45; 79 for a married heterosexual woman • http://homosexualityintheus.weebly.com/statistics.html

  6. The Destruction of Marriage • On June 26 US Supreme Court ruled on DOMA • Struck DOMA down on the claim that the federal government can no longer could define marriage as only between a man and a woman • Also ruled on California’s Prop 8, that defined marriage as being between a man and woman(passed by 52 - 48 % majority vote, May 2008) • 9th District court struck Prop 8 down and a law suit was brought forth; SC ruled supporters of Prop 8 had no standing to bring this suit to the court

  7. DOJ Would Not Defend DOMA “In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word ‘marriage’ means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word ‘spouse’ refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife…” (Defense of Marriage Act, Sept 21, 1996)

  8. US Supreme Court Sides With California AG • The Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8’s backers lacked standing to defend the 2008 law because California’s governor and attorney general have declined to defend the ban • http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-opponents-ask-court-intervene-210730914.html

  9. WA Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages • Washington State recognizes same-sex marriages from other states… • “A couple who is validly married in another jurisdiction, when they come to Washington state, they’ll be recognized as having a domestic partnership here,” said Rep. Laurie Jenkins (D-Tacoma), the bill’s primary sponsor • Alex Silverman, “Legislature OKs out-of-state gay marriages” http://tinyurl.com/3f2cc3j

  10. Domestic Partnerships in WA …in 2009, the (WA) legislature expanded domestic partnerships once again in the “everything but marriage” bill, which provides the same state rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married spouses, while specifying that domestic partnerships are not marriages

  11. Domestic Partnerships in WA “…Washington State voters made history by approving Referendum 71 by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent, becoming the first state to vote in favor of equality.” (“Marriage”, www.equalrightswashington.org)

  12. US Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion striking down a key part of the DOMA statute said, “DOMA instructs all federal officials, and indeed all persons with whom same-sex couples interact, including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others. The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the state, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity. By seeking to displace this protection and treating those persons as living in marriages less respected than others, the federal statute is in violation of the Fifth Amendment.”

  13. The Deconstruction of Marriage • Will not stop with SSM – “Equality” is the cry already coming from • Polygamists (Mormon fundamentalists, Muslims) • Gov’t approves adulterous remarriages • (Matt 19:9; Mk 6:17-18) • More and more brethren do, too! • Proponents of SSM & LGBT groups say there is • “no difference” & they want “equality”!

  14. Presidential Proclamation -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2013 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, our Nation has struggled to transform the ideals of liberty and equality from founding promise into lasting reality. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans and their allies have been hard at work on the next great chapter of that history—from the patrons of The Stonewall Inn who sparked a movement to service members who can finally be honest about who they love to brave young people who come out and speak out every day. This year, we celebrate LGBT Pride Month at a moment of great hope and progress, recognizing that more needs to be done. Support for LGBT equality is growing, led by a generation which understands that, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In the past year, for the first time, voters in multiple States affirmed marriage equality for same-sex couples. State and local governments have taken important steps to provide much-needed protections for transgender Americans. My Administration is a proud partner in the journey toward LGBT equality. We extended hate crimes protections to include attacks based on sexual orientation or gender identity and repealed “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.” We lifted the HIV entry ban and ensured hospital visitation rights for LGBT patients. Together, we have investigated and addressed pervasive bullying faced by LGBT students, prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Federal housing, and extended benefits for same-sex domestic partners. Earlier this year, I signed a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the implementation of any VAWA-funded program. And because LGBT rights are human rights, my Administration is implementing the first-ever Federal strategy to advance equalityfor LGBT people around the world.

  15. PRESDINTIAL PROCLAMATION - Continued • We have witnessed real and lasting change, but our work is not complete. I continue to support a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, as well as the Respect for Marriage Act. My Administration continues to implement the Affordable Care Act, which beginning in 2014, prohibits insurers from denying coverage to consumers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which addresses the disparate impact of the HIV epidemic among certain LGBT sub-communities. We have a long way to go, but if we continue on this path together, I am confident that one day soon, from coast to coast, all of our young people will look to the future with the same sense of promise and possibility. I am confident because I have seen the talent, passion, and commitment of LGBT advocates and their allies, and I know that when voices are joined in common purpose, they cannot be stopped. • NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people. • IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. – BARACK OBAMA • http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/03/presidential-proclamation-lgbt-pride-month

  16. The “Respect For Marriage Act (RFMA)” …is a proposed bill in the United States Congress that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and require the U.S. federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages. It is supported by former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, original sponsor of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and former President Bill Clinton, who signed DOMA in 1996. The administration of President Barack Obama also supports RFMA.

  17. Consequences of the “equality” position • What is the definition of marriage then? • If “equality” then what about “equality” for the: • Polygamist? • Polyamorist? • Polyamory – “the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time” – Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary • Members of NAMBLA? • Bestialityand other sexual depravity? • The Bible defines marriage & says there is a difference!

  18. Fornication Defined Fornication - “Prostitution, unchastity, fornication, of every kind of unlawful intercourse.” (Walter Bauer, A Greek - English Lexicon Of The New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, p. 693) Thayer says,“prop. of illicit sexual intercourse in general” (p. 532). Generally, the word “fornication”refers to unlawful sexual intercourse of the unmarried (in order to avoid fornication, one is to marry - 1 Cor. 7:2-5). However, the term is applied also to illicit sexual conduct of married people (1 Cor. 5:1; Rev. 2:20). AdulteryRom. 7:2, 3 Incest Bestiality Lesbianism Prostitution Pedophilia Homosexuality Polygamy Concubinism Polyamorism

  19. Quote by Dr. James David Manning, PhD • God is the designer of pro-creation • Satan is the designer of no-creation • God is the designer of marriage • Satan is the designer of same sex-marriage • God is the designer of sexual gender • Satan is the designer of homosexuality • God is the designer of the family and church • Satan is the designer of chaos and confusion http://atlah.org/2013/03/28/god-is-a-designer-of-pro-creation-satan-is-a-designer-of-no-creation/

  20. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM “Marriage” Male and female Gen 1:27; 2:18-25 “Abomination” Homosexual relations Gen 13:13; 19:4-7, 13 Lev 18:22; 20:13 Jude 7 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  21. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM Honors God Hebrews 13:4 Natural and completing Gen 1:27; 2:22-23 Defiling Against nature Romans 1:26-27 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  22. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM Safeguards Moral Purity 1 Cor 7:2-4 Protection Prov 5:15-20 Prov 6:27-29 Flaunts Sin Proliferates fornication 1 Cor 6:9-10 1 Ths 4:3-7 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  23. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM Balanced Environment Godly framework of the family Psa 128:1-4 Imbalanced Exceptionalism Sinful reproach of a nation Prov 14:34 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  24. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM Bedrock of Society Adam and Eve Well-rounded development Undoing of Society Physiologically Psychologically Romans 1:27 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  25. God DESIGNED & ordained Marriage MAN Designed & Endorsed SSM True Love Bible love is pure, righteous, rejoices in truth 1 Cor 13:4-7 Eph 5:25-29 Counterfeit Love Expresses lust disguised as love Self-interests 2 Tim 3:1-5 Great and Insurmountable Differences

  26. Galatians 4:16 John? Mk 6:17-18 Paul? Rom 1:24-27 1 1 Cor 6:9-10 Gal 5:19-21 Col 3:5-7 Jesus? Jno 4:15-1; 8:3-11

  27. “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isa. 5:20-23

  28. Proverbs 17:15 “He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD”

  29. Conclusion All Marriages Are Not Equal! Will you Obey God or Man (Acts 5:29)?

  30. “Be ye steadfast…”! 1 Cor. 15:58

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