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thawaltzingfool
Mar. 13th, 2004 06:11 ampluralBiblical Food for Thought for an Unthinking President
What's a 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 many 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 a definition of marriage based entirely upon 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 between a believer and a nonbeliever shall be forbidden.
(Gen24:3; 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)
What's a 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 many 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 a definition of marriage based entirely upon 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 between a believer and a nonbeliever shall be forbidden.
(Gen24:3; 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)
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Date: 2004-03-13 03:21 am (UTC)1) you hightailed it to Canada, so no kibitzing from the peanut gallery.
2) with the exception of E) all of those are based on the old testiment, which is Jewish, and if we've learned anything as a nation from Mel Gibson, we should as a nation slaughter anyone who suggests we should try to be more Jewish.
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Date: 2004-03-13 08:43 am (UTC)The only reason I am really wary of any of those is because you should see the pig my brother married!
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Date: 2004-03-13 09:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-13 09:12 am (UTC)I do however kindly request crucifiction as opposed to evisceration. It's a vanity thing
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Date: 2004-03-13 01:49 pm (UTC)You should be thankful that we don't get our laws from the bible. Oh, wait...
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Date: 2004-03-15 11:19 am (UTC)