Quote from

"President calls for Constitutional Amendment

to Protecting Marriage"

www.whitehouse.gov February 24, 2004, from the Web February 27, 2004

After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence, and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization. Their actions have created confusion on an issue that requires clarity.

On a matter of such importance, the voice of the people must be heard. Activist courts have left the people with one recourse. If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America. Decisive and democratic action is needed, because attempts to redefine marriage in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country.

CODIFYING ``BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES'' OF MARRIAGE

(House of Representatives , Congressional Record page 27 of 79, February 25, 2004)

[Page: H596] transmitted by GayPASG February 27, 2004

   (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

   Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the President's presidential prayer team is 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 that in mind, I thought I would remind the body of the biblical principles they are talking about.

   Marriage shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. That is from Genesis 29:17-28.

   Secondly, marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. That is II Samuel 5:13 and II Chronicles 11:21.

   A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. That is Deuteronomy 22:13.

   Marriage of a believer and a nonbeliever shall be forbidden. That is Genesis 24:3.

   Finally, it says that since there is no law that can change things, divorce is not possible, and finally, if a married man dies, his brother has to marry his sister-in-law.

 

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