A legislative hearing to extend same-sex marriage to Maine took on the atmosphere of a religious revival yesterday as ministers made impassioned speeches for and against the bill before thousands of cheering spectators packed into a civic arena.
Gay couples also took turns pleading for recognition of their partnerships, while opponents warned that state sanctioning of same-sex marriages would fracture a basic building block of society.
The Judiciary Committee hearing drew so much interest that traffic became snarled early in the day. Gay marriage supporters hoping to build on momentum in the region arrived wearing red, and they gave a standing ovation to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Dennis Damon, as he opened the hearing. Police said it drew 3,500 to 4,000 people.
“..same-sex marriages..” No such thing at least according to the four or five translations of the Bible I have on my bookshelf!! Nuff said!!
Clamor, number and pressure should not be applied to moral and theological issues….the same scene has dominated Episcopal, Presby, Methodist and Lutheran conventions for decades and took over the two mental health conventions in the 70s.
Idealogy has also eroded the credibility of science, medicine and academia and economics. The global warming myth is one example. Globalization of the economy… is next….as one person wrote, the greens are just the old reds.
GA/FL please feel free to litter and pollute to your heart’s content, but don’t accuse me of being an old red because i happen to believe the scientists who say it is real. you insult my intelligence and my integrity with your words. but don’t worry, things will go along with your philosophy because there is no way that 6bn people will agree on a solution, even in the unlikely event that everyone gets to a point of agreeing that it is indeed happening. it is already too late. but the consolation i will have in the end is the reckoning with my Father that i did what i could in my power to be a good steward with His creation. i have no descendants to be accountable to.