Marriage Amendment on Ballot in Minnesota. Homosexual Activists Lose
No connection between the defacing of the Cathedral and the vote supporting marriage as between a man and a woman has been suggested.
"Marriage and the family are institutions that must be promoted and defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature, since whatever is injurious to them is injurious to society itself." The Minnesota State House of Representatives voted to allow the Minnesota Marriage Amendment to be placed on the Ballot and considered by the people of Minnesota. Homosexual Equivalency Activists lose.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Catholic Church wrote in 2003, 'The Church's teaching on marriage and on the complementarity of the sexes reiterates a truth that is evident to right reason and recognized as such by all the major cultures of the world. Marriage is not just any relationship between human beings. It was established by the Creator with its own nature, essential properties and purpose. '
PrintST. PAUL, MN. (Catholic Online) - On Saturday May 21, 2011, the Minnesota State House of Representatives voted to allow the Minnesota Marriage Amendment to be placed on the Ballot and considered by the people of Minnesota. The text is quite simple, "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota." The debate lasted for over six hours.
Homosexual equivalency activists gathered outside the chamber and shouted "Just Vote No" for much of the proceeding. Homosexual equivalency activists insist that all Americans recognize a legal equivalency between true marriages and cohabitating practicing homosexuals or face legal punitive consequences.
Their determination turned to anger and disappointment when the duly elected representatives of the people of Minnesota voted 70-62 to allow the amendment to be placed on the ballot. Then the chants changed to "We've just begun to fight!" Two homosexual members of the legislature who opposed the right of the people to vote on the amendment, Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Karen Clark, addressed the crowd saying "We are going to roll out of this Capitol and we are going to roll across the plains and prairies of Minnesota and we are going to show Minnesota who we are!"
Supporters of the right of the people to vote for the amendment to protect marriage slipped out the side door where angry protestors greeted them with shouts of "Shame! Shame! Shame!" State Patrol officers had to stand at a rope line and restrain some of the homosexual equivalency activists. Rep. Steve Gottwalt, a faithful Catholic who is married with five children and was a strong supporter of the Amendment defending Marriage, was greeted with loud jeers and taunts.
He reiterated that the measure "is not about hatred, it is not about discrimination or intolerance. I have faith we as Minnesotans can have a reasonable dialogue on this issue characterized by respect and decency and allow the people of Minnesota to decide."The executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference Jason Adkins expressed similar hopes, "We look forward to a respectful and civil conversation among Minnesotans about why the amendment should be adopted."
Cutting through the propaganda of the Human Rights Campaign and other homosexual equivalency activists busy spinning the vote, the words of the amendment speak for themselves: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?" If passed, Minnesota will join 31 States in protecting marriage - and the family and society founded upon it - through their State Constitution.
Government has long regulated marriage for the common good. For example, the ban on polygamy and age requirements were enforced in order to ensure that there was a mature decision at the basis of the Marriage contract. Heterosexual marriage, procreation, and the nurturing of children form the foundation for family and civil society.
The leaders of the homosexual equivalency movement are committed to a future where homosexual sexual practices are considered morally equivalent to the sexual expression of marital love between a man and a woman. They want to a future where the positive law of the nation will force us all to call to be a marriage what can never be a marriage - or face the police power of the State.
Marriage is not simply a "religious" construct. The Natural Law reveals - and the cross cultural history of civilization affirms - that marriage is between a man and a woman, open to children and intended for life. Marriage is the foundation for the family which is the privileged place for the formation of virtue and character in children, our future citizens. The family is the first society, first economy, first school, first civilizing and mediating institution and first government.
In his apostolic exhortation on the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Charity, Pope Benedict summarized the duty of the Catholic faithful when confronted with this assault on authentic marriage: "Marriage and the family are institutions that must be promoted and defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature, since whatever is injurious to them is injurious to society itself."
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Catholic Church wrote in 2003, "The Church's teaching on marriage and on the complementarity of the sexes reiterates a truth that is evident to right reason and recognized as such by all the major cultures of the world. Marriage is not just any relationship between human beings. It was established by the Creator with its own nature, essential properties and purpose.
"No ideology can erase from the human spirit the certainty that marriage exists solely between a man and a woman, who by mutual personal gift, proper and ...
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It's the Civil War all over again, sides have changed, who's where has changed, (who's on the plantations, and so on and so forth.) but the conflict is the same- still over slavery, and these 'rainbow flag followers' are the slaves of the devil... That's right, lucifer is their master.
Which makes us the Union, or the 'bluecoats' as I like to describe them.
I think I've said my peace.
This is James Carmody signing off!
It seems that one of the most common themes in debates such as this one among professing Catholics is to be a liberal Catholic or to be a conservative Catholic. I would suggest that no one who is Catholic should choose either liberal or conservative labels. Too many modern day Catholics allow themselves to be influenced by secularism or simply their own ideas and thus be labeled liberal or conservative. To be a Catholic Christian is to be "orthodox"; which is: to observe, follow, and practice the teaching and doctrine of the Church. By honoring Church Doctrine, being faithful to the teaching of Jesus Christ, and obedient to the will of God, Catholics can shed the labels that only promote dissension, discord, and division. We are supposed to be a community and not fall into the traps that harm unity.
Penny, your post is spot on.
Aida
Has he check out the Courage Apostolate started by the church? God Bless.
Penny, I am a Christian Catholic, who believes that Jesus taught us all many beautfiul lessons of love without judgement. He taught us ultimate love bathed in the light of The Holy Spirit. He taught us compassion, He taught us forgiveness. It is difficult to see life differently until we walk in someone else's shoes. I'll share a personal story. I have two beautfiul children, raised to love God, with traditional values. Our son, was and is, always our angel child, the kind of child any parent would want. Loving, kind, compassionate. When he was 16 to 17 years old he was agonizing about who he was, who God made him to be, and he went through a very difficult time. He was always the little boy who played with boy toys, he loves martial arts, he has had a balanced upbringing with a good home, loves his dad, no drugs, no promiscuity. Our son is gay, and our son was gay without having ever had a sexual relationship with anyone. Our son was born that way, we have done tons of scientific and spiritual research as he has, trying to figure out why God created him this way. Please understand, it is not a choice. As our son so brilliantly has observed: If it were a choice that would mean that you, I, and everyone else is actually bisexual and could choose if we wanted to be with a man or a woman. Do you consider yourself bisexual? I don't consider myself that way and could only be with a man, so how could it be a choice?
The reason it appears to you that there are more gay people today is only because they are no longer afraid or ashamed (at least not most) to talk about it. My son was almost suicidal, and as a parent, when you witness that kind of inner struggle, after much prayer, questioning and agonizing you come to understand that God had His reasons for wiring my son this way. It wasn't for promiscuity, it has nothing to do with sex. My son even went through a period when he was angry at God. Wether or not my son ever acted out on his sexuality he would still be gay. He says he would never hurt a woman by pretending to be something he isn't. God bless those who as you say have "changed, or fixed" their homosexuality. Until you experience something first hand, your paradigm remains locked into your own experiences. My son has nothing to do with Satan and it's very hurtful to hear comments like yours, when I'm sure you mean well. I love My Lord Jesus, He lives in my heart and His love and the power of that love assure me that your lack of understanding the possibility that one could be born this way is something I need to forgive and let go of. I'm very proud of my child, he is a beautiful human being and the world would benefit from more beautiful souls like his. Lady Gaga is silly, I don't agree with much of what she does, but if she keeps one child from committing suicide, God bless her.
I don't see the world as black and white, I think one of the things I've learned is that Jesus saw the gray and He saw hope in individuals that others judged and threw stones at. He continues to teach me to see with the eyes of love and try to have a compassionate understanding.
I don't expect to convince you of anything. I just wanted to share my experience and to hopefully shed some light on how it is for good people who happen to be gay.
Vito Pachiafici
Please elaborate. Thanks.
It is no small wonder why people choose to leave the church...
Some of the people of Minnesota know exactly what's at steak. Some of the people of Minnesota are not fooled by those who try and demean what is "natural law" and marriage. Some know that these terms were in fact included in the law books at the time the constitution of the state of Minnesota was written. Some know the consequence of the declaration of an activist judge in another state, based on flimsy evidence at best, (and the refusal of a president to enforce law), with disreguard for a majority of precedent, relying on rulings that completely blot out any moral standards. These are the things that improperly confuse people. Natural law is what this country was founded on. It is not philosophical rhetoric. It is not some abstract or saccharine ideal. Yes, marriage can be diifficult, there is responsibility that goes along with it that many do not take seriously. (That is part of the natural law-the duty you owe to those around you) Should we just strive for status quo? If we understood and followed natural law better, there would be less divorce and less single mothers having to teach their teenage sons how to be a man. (oops, sorry, gender doesn't matter anymore)what then is to replace natural law? Will a sacharine portrayal of any licentious behaviour or act be allowed in the guise of liberty? when this happens, the bad fruit of despotism will be ripe for the picking. The amendment in Minnnesota only reinforces the law already on the books, which is the best possible structure in any civil society.
vance, I would simply ask you, then who has sat back and let it happen? I am not disagreeing with you in theory. But this fight really isn't a fight of us versus them. If it is, we are getting our rear's kicked and you have to ask why? Is it because the liberals are so strong? This isn't just a liberal problem.
Rob, You well outline the ills of our secular society but you believe it all happened in a vacuum. Tell me, Who pushed Birth Control? Who brings legal challenges to remove Crosses and Nativity Scenes from the public? Who is pushing Abortion? Who is pushing the Legalization of Drugs? Who pushed for years for women to work and not stay at home to raise their children? Who is pushing Euthanasia? Who has been against Traditional Family and pushing Homosexual Marriage? Who has been pushing 'Freedom' to do what I want, have sex when I want, If it feels good, do it? Sorry Rob, you don't want to accept the truth. The Truth is Liberals and Liberalism is the decay of our society.