Same-sex marriage

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Same-sex "marriage" (also called sodomite "marriage", homosexual "marriage" or "gay 'marriage'") is a liberal attempt to advance the homosexual agenda and force the public to pay benefits for relationships that are not procreative and typically are not even monogamous. This is contrary to thousands of years of success based on a one-man/one-woman marriage system and in direct violation of the Bible[1] and most other religious teachings.[2]



Some studies and polls about same-sex marriage conducted in a few countries generally indicate support for same-sex marriage increases with higher levels of education,[4] and that younger people are more likely to support the legalization of it than older generations.[5][6][7][8][9] Polls show the most right-wing religious people are more likely to oppose it.[10] Prior to 2012, in each U.S. state to hold a voter referendum on the issue, the public rejected same-sex marriage laws by a small majority.[11] However, In 2012, Maine. Washington and Maryland voted in favor of same-sex marriage. In April 2013, Rhode Island became the tenth state to begin recognizing same-sex marriage.[12] Additionally, recent polls indicate that more than half of Americans support same-sex marriage, approximately 53%.[13][14][15][16]










In the United States, marriage is primarily governed by each individual state and marriage laws differ from state to state. Several states allow civil unions between two people of the same sex, and 37, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Maine, Washington, Rhode Island, Iowa, California, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alaska and New Mexico, plus the District of Columbia, currently issue same-sex "marriage" licenses, although most of these states were forced to do so by federal courts. Only in Maine, Maryland, and Washington has same-sex "marriage" been approved by popular vote. Minnesota was the first state, in 2012, in which voters voted against a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Same-sex "marriages" were legal in Alabama for one month in 2015 following a federal court decision, but were halted by the Alabama Supreme Court pending the ruling of the United State Supreme Court on the matter. Same-sex "marriages" are recognized by the federal government since the overturning of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, however, recognition varies between departments of the federal government, with some departments referring to the legality or non-legality of the "marriage" in which the "couple" resides, and others referring to the legality or non-legality of the "marriage" according to where the "marriage" took place.

In 1996 Congress recognized the likelihood that liberal activists would soon seek changes to the laws in some states that pertain to homosexuals. It considered the possibility of test cases reaching the Supreme Court, and of the court conceivably ruling that a state—even though it prohibits same-sex "marriage" itself—must honor same-sex "marriages" performed in another state pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution. The Defense of Marriage act, which was passed and signed by President Clinton, prevents this possibility, and also prevents the Federal Government from recognizing marriage as anything other than a union between a man and a woman. Its Constitutionality has not yet been tested under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, or the Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment.


In 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that under Massachusetts' constitution, same-sex couples could not be denied Massachusetts marriage licenses, making Massachusetts the first state to issue same-sex "marriage" licenses. As of April 2009, same-sex marriage was legal in four states, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa. [20][21]

Beginning in 2008, the states of Washington, and Oregon also provide for same-sex unions. Washington later legalized same-sex marriage. Hawaii provides certain benefits to same sex couples. [22] The State of New Hampshire issued civil unions until the summer of 2009, when it passed a bill approving same-sex marriage [23] The state will begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses in January, 2010.

In the fall of 2009, a same-sex marriage bill was introduced to the Washington, D.C. city council by At-Large Council Member David Catania (who is openly gay.) After two days of testimony involving nearly 250 witnesses [24], the council voted to approve the bill, 11-2. Once signed by the Mayor, the bill went to Congress for a mandatory 30-day review period. While opponents of the bill vowed to fight it in Congress[25] it passed and became law in 2010.

Five years after Hernandez v. Robles, a New York Court of Appeals case in which the court declined to legalize same-sex "marriage" in New York via judicial fiat, the New York legislature voted for same-sex marriage on June 24, 2011.[26]

Same-sex "marriages" were legal for a brief period in the state of California, but the people of that state voted to repeal the law in the fall of 2008[27], through a ballot initiative known as Proposition 8. The legislature of Maine approved a same-sex marriage bill in May of 2009 [28] but opponents lobbied to have the bill put up to a popular vote, and it was defeated by the voters in the fall of 2009.[29] Same-sex "marriage" eventually became legal again in California in 2013 after the United States Supreme Court declined to rule on the case after deciding that those defending it did not have standing to do so, after the gubernatorial administration of California and the attorney general of California had refused to defend the law.

Same-sex marriage is legal in eleven countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Argentina, Denmark, Uruguay and New Zealand[30], France, and the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) Additionally, in Mexico, same-sex marriage is legal in the state of Quintana Roo and in Mexico City, a federal district similar to Washington, D.C. Other countries, such as Germany and Chile, recognize civil unions and domestic partnerships.[31][32]


In the Netherlands overseas territories of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, same-sex "marriages" are not performed, but all marriages performed in the mainland portion of the country (including same-sex) are recognized. In Brazil, same-sex civil unions can be converted to marriages by state judges on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, the state of Rhode Island recognizes, but does not perform, same-sex "marriages." Furthermore, California recognizes all same-sex "marriages" performed in or out of state before the passage of Proposition 8.




Motivation for advocating it





Child-rearing and adoption




Homosexual promiscuity

See also: Homosexuality and promiscuity

Studies indicate that homosexual couples have higher rates of promiscuity than heterosexual couples.[42] Allowing gays to marry would make gays seek more partners.[43]

Homosexual violence and abuse



Family breakdown

Bishop Harry Jackson has shown how same-sex "marriage" is causally linked to the breakdown of the family in recent decades, particularly the black family.[44] As noted in the 1965 Moynihan Report,[45] the breakdown of the African-American family is a national concern. He has attributed support for same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia and Maryland to a demonic force called the Queen of Heaven.[46]




Social dysfunction


Collapse of civilizations

Some ancient civilizations that recognized same-sex "marriage" collapsed, while some that refused to recognize it escaped that fate.[50] However, Correlation is not causation, and there is not even a large enough data set to get a correlation.

Legal disadvantages for heterosexuals


The fact that the strongest predictor of support for same-sex "marriage" is level of education[52] shows that brainwashing into professor values has a corrosive effect on morality.

According to Bill Borst, a regular substitute radio host for conservative Phyllis Schlafly on WSIV, rights are a zero-sum game.[53]. If this is true, granting same-sex couples the right to "marry" will necessarily come at the expense of the rights of others.

See also


  16. These conclusions indicate young people are less ignorant than their elders.
  18. US Code - Title 1, section 7
  19. Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Civil Unions, Focus on the Family's website
  20. Vermont Legislature Makes Same-Sex Marriage Legal [1]
  21. Conn. high court rules gay couples can marry
  22. Newsday
  23. "New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" [2]
  24. D.C. Council hears from both sides in gay marriage debate [3]
  25. "DC Council Approves Same-Sex Marriage" [4]
  27. "California Votes for Prop 8"[5]
  29. "Maine rejects same-sex marriage law" [7]
  31. Countries worldwide address gay marriage
  32. [8]
  33. "Israeli rabbi pairs gays to lesbians"
  34. [9]
  36. Same Sex Marriage Poll from ABC News
  37. Aforementioned Canadian Study.
  40. Gay adoption: A new take on the American family
  42. Comparing the Lifestyles of Homosexual Couples to Married Couples
  44. The NAACP Abandons the Black Family
  45. The Negro Family: The Case for National Action
  46. Harry Jackson, Cindy Jacobs Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage
  47. [10],Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers
  49. Same Sex Marriage Countries
  50. The Slippery Slope of Same Sex Marriage
  51. New Jersey Lawmakers Drop Same-Sex Marriage Bill, from CBN
  52. UF study: Education best predicted support for gay marriage ban
  53. The New Three R's, by Bill Borst

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