Democrats seek to Repeal the "Marriage Protection Amendment" in the Michigan Constitution

From everything you read and hear in the media outlets it’s all about how the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgendered (LGBT) community is abused and mistreated in regard to their rights being abridged or denied to them by society, or more to the point the hate mongering Christian Community. In regard to their perspective, I am in total disagreement as to why the LGBT community feels they are being denied their rights as full fledged citizens of this state and country. 

Even though the premise of their argument is that they can never achieve some of the benefits they feel they are “entitled to” unless they have a “sanctioned marriage” recognized by the state. This is only part of the issue. Why doesn’t the LGBT community attempt to acquire these benefit through a constitutional amendment rather than destroy the traditional marriage union that the people of Michigan approved in 2004. Is it that they seek to try to make their abnormal life style normal? Is it to justify their behavior by attempting to make a change in the law that makes their standard the societal standard? 

I can’t speak to their intentions. From my perspective their relationships ARE NOT the standard and they SHOULD NOT become the basis on which we determine what is considered normal or standard behavior. However, it seems that the LGBT community, with the help of Rep. Pam Byrnes,  D-Ann Arbor, have initiated steps by introducing HJR NN in an attempt to repeal the ballot proposal that was approved by the People of The State of Michigan in 2004. The 2004 ballot proposal amended the Michigan Constitution by creating “The Marriage Protection Act”. The act defined a marriage as being between a man and a woman. That is what the people voted for! Now the special interests the LGBT community have decided they know what is best for all of the people of Michigan. How many times do the people of Michigan need to vote on a issue before it is settled?

As a Christian I do not believe in evolution. I do believe that we were created by a loving and just God who intended for us to live according to his precepts and commandments. Among those precepts was that we should marry a person of the opposite sex and reproduce. By living by these precepts we please God and we guarantee the continuation of our existence as human beings. Any other relationship that is devoid of the ability to procreate can not and should not be considered a “real marriage”. 

People who live in these “other” type relationships that the LGBT is trying to “normalize” should not be denied their basic human rights. Allowing them to be able to unite in a solemn marriage relationship and to have it recognized by the state as a marriage is an abomination. 

However, I will gladly change my position regarding same sex marriages when it can be proven to me that same sex partners can find a way to “naturally” reproduce children. 

I urge everyone to write, call, and/or e-mail their State Senator or Representative and urge them to vote against the passage of  HJR NN if it comes up for consideration in the House and/or Senate.

Just a side note: Representative Mark Meadows of East Lansing has made the statement that it is important to keep the democrats in the majority in the House for the 2010 elections. He didn’t know if the democrats would make an issue in this legislative session because they want to keep control in the House and they know this is a controversial issue. Just remember his statement and the democrats agenda when you go to the polls in next years election.

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(Published in the St. Johns Independent, Perry Independent, & Laingsburg Indenpendent  on 12/21/09)

