Amendment One to the North Carolina Constitution, to be voted on May 8, 2012, is NOT about YOUR morality, your judgment about what is right and wrong -- no matter on what you base you morality.
You and other proponents of Amendment One realize you can't win a Constitutional argument without amending the Constitution. And even then, the U.S. Constitution trumps the North Carolina Constitution. This a waste of time and money -- just to support your own bigoted views.
So, you hijack the Bible using selective quotes to support your own bigoted views. Faith or questions of religious faith -- as referenced by the Bible -- touches the lives of everybody. Even atheists have a faith in themselves.
But there is nothing in the Bible to support voting for this Amendment. Now, the Bible says "homosexuality is a sin," but it doesn't say what YOU should about that sin -- other than "do not lie with [another] man" (Leviticus 18:22).
In fact, the Bible opposes this Amendment. There are plenty of instructions in the Bible on how YOU should treat your fellow man: "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31)., "Judge not lest you be judged" (Matthew 7:1)., "Let the one without sin among you cast the first stone" (John 8:7).
Aaahhh, the arrogance of YOU, a mere man, trying to do the work of God -- His justice will be delivered by His way in His time.
Amendment One to the North Carolina Constitution, to be voted on May 8, 2012, IS about equal protection for all citizens before the law -- see the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Are "all men created equal" -- that is, does everybody have equal standing before the law? The answer is -- or should be, yes. How does Amendment One secure the unalienable rights of all men? The answer is, it doesn't -- securing unalienable rights only for some. That should be reason enough for any conservative to oppose this.
Amendment One reads: "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State." The first part -- marriage between one man and one woman -- is pro-marriage; the second part -- the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State -- is anti-gay. Do not be fooled by those who claim 'pro-marriage' only without telling the whole tale of this discriminatory policy.
So, you use a "straw-man" -- restating a position of opponents and then knocking down that position. Dogs, incest, polygamy. Good Lord. *sigh * This debate is about equal protection for all citizens before the law and equal access to government protections
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