A Constitutional Amendment To
Preserve Marriage
Defeating the "Freedom Of
Choice Act" must be the immediate focus of everyone's attention, based upon
president Barack Obama's campaign commitment to the abortion industry as his
stated "first" priority.
 But
the threat to the sanctity of the traditional family, the very cornerstone
of all civilization, remains very real. The intensity of radical
homosexuality's virulent assault on the institution of marriage has sharply
escalated following the nation wide defeat of same-sex marriage initiatives
in November.
And despite president
Obama's campaign claims to the contrary, his views are very much aligned to
the minority, who demand their "right" to have America codify every, and any,
arrangement between two people as a "marriage". The president has already
suggested that he supports repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, passed
overwhelmingly by congress and signed by president Clinton. Repeal of this
act will force all states to recognize as valid, homosexual marriages
performed in other states. From there, it's not hard to imagine Mr Obama
changing his mind on same-sex marriage, as the result of "examining his
conscience".
Homosexual
marriage has nothing to do with "tolerance" or "civil rights". There is no
privilege conferred by marriage that cannot be enacted, between any two
people, by a simple power of attorney or established by conveyance of property rights under a joint tenancy agreement. The oft harangued hospital visitation
argument is typically bogus. Pick up a couple of forms at Office Max, have
them notarized if necessary, and you're set.
The true goal of the
assault on traditional, true marriage is the traditional, true goal
of the distant left- the continued erosion of morality and
spirituality in America. Once everything, and anything, is
classified as a marriage, the institution of marriage will no longer
have any real meaning. The issue actually has little to do with
homosexuals, per se, the majority of whom have little interest in
marriage, or forcing the issue on the rest of society.
The purpose of
marriage has always been to establish a secure family environment
for rearing a society's children. History itself, and every modern
sociological study carried out, has clearly concluded that homes
with married mothers and fathers are, by far, the most conducive to
that purpose.
Therefore, there
is no legitimate, or logical, reason to subject the institution of
marriage to the type of half-baked social engineering that has
already proved to be detrimental to our country. Especially to our
children, too many of whom are clearly suffering the
consequences of being raised in non-traditional family settings.
 Clearly the issue
cannot, as hoped, be settled by the states. Voters have repeatedly,
and overwhelmingly, rejected the concept only to have their votes
overridden by judges on the distant left who contrive to read a
"right" to same-sex marriage between the lines of state
constitutions. We are thus forced to continually debate and vote
upon an issue that, frankly, anyone 50 years ago would have
instinctively recognized as ludicrous.
With the Defense
Of Marriage Act likely to topple soon, the institution of marriage
will become an issue of confrontation between states. The simple
matter of marriage being the union of one man and one woman is
increasingly becoming a matter of dire consternation among the majority of our
citizens, who will no longer tolerate their expressed will at the
ballot box being arbitrarily discarded by a handful of overreaching
judges. Especially judges from other states.
It is high
time to put an end to this debate. The people have clearly decided.
There are many other, truly critical issues facing our nation. It
is time to demand that our representatives in Washington pass a
constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely being a union
between one man and one woman. Case closed.
It will not happen
by waiting for what serves as the republican party these days to
initiate the legislation. This amendment will only come about
through a massive grass roots effort of citizens determined to keep
the institutions of marriage and traditional family sacrosanct. And
the first step is critical to achieving the goal in a reasonable
amount of time.
Initiate preemptive action against the repeal of the Defense Of
Marriage Act
 We begin by
increasing public awareness of the president's intention to overturn
this existing safeguard against the spread of homosexual marriage
across state lines. Spread the word via church bulletins and
websites. Initiate petitions and organize e-mail campaigns to
legislators making it clear that you will not vote for any
politician who backslides on the Defense Of Marriage Act out of fear
of "Obama Mania".
Try to coordinate
these efforts with other churches of your denomination, and with
other denominations. There's nothing new here. The greater the
uproar, the greater the impact. The greater the likelihood that our
representatives will start to act in our interests.
As membership
builds at RadiantCross.org, we will work towards a one day,
coordinated effort with other Christian and conservative groups to
submit petitions to, and flood the e-mail boxes of, the White House
and congressional leaders. So join our efforts today.
Realistically, a
Constitutional Amendment To Protect Marriage is unlikely to sweep
through the current congress. But we can build toward it. If
president Obama's first few weeks in office are any indication of
future policy, there is every chance that there will be a major
congressional housecleaning in 2010. Keeping the Defense Of Marriage
Act in tact will at least keep homosexual marriage confined to the
few states where it has been enacted by judicial fiat.
Become a member of
RadiantCross.org and join in these crucial efforts for our country.
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