Gay Marriage in Maryland
Today's headlines in the Baltimore Sun are further proof that their are democrats in this land, Smoking ban wins City Council approval and Tax-increase discussions under way in Annapolis. There is another issue that will be coming up in the news in the next month or so, gay marriage.
There are few other topics that are as controversial as gay marriage. A majority of our delegation has sponsored two bills, SB 564 which states,
"Adding a new section to the Maryland Constitution to establish that only a marriage between a man and a woman is a valid marriage in the State; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection,"
and HB 919 which states,
"Adding a new section to the Maryland Constitution to establish that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in the State; establishing that specified unions or relationships between individuals of the same sex are not valid in the State and are against the public policy of the State; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection."
The only people not to sponsor the legislation are Senator Harris, Delegate Impallaria, Delegate Dulany-James, and Delegate B. Dan Riley. This is one of those issues that may never fly in Maryland. We are one of the most liberal states in the country. So, what should opponents do? Should opponents keep opposing? Should we work for a compromise like civil unions? Civil Unions are fairly weak because they are typically not recognized outside of the issuing state. How strong is the push for gay marriage in Maryland? These are all questions that I do not have answers for. One thing I do know is that this is one issue that leaves little room for compromise. Much like abortion, you are either for it or against it and there is not much room in the middle.
Another thing I know, the hardcore liberal agenda is on a full court press in Annapolis. Higher taxes, ending capital punishment, and soon to be, gay marriage.
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March 8th, 2007 at 12:05 am
I don’t see how the *** marriage “debate” is a “hardcore liberal” full court press. *** marriage is currently not legal in Maryland. As far as I know, there is no bill under consideration to make *** marriage legal in Maryland. SB 564 and HB 919 are unnecessary conservative attempts to define marriage while there is no serious debate about making any changes. They are, in my opinion, discriminatory, unfair and unneeded.
HB 919, the Maryland Marriage Protection Act, is going before a House committee next week. I am going down to Annapolis to testify against the bill. I don’t think I understand conservative arguments against *** marriage and I’d like to learn more. I’m sure there’s some people on this site who are willing to learn me on why marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Thanks.
March 8th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Here is my 2 cents for whats its worth. Why should I care what others do or even have the nerve to tell them what to do? How does that affect me at all?
You know what I want the legislators to work on? Bills that mean something such as education funding, the environment, healthcare, crime. Lets take care of the real important issues here. Imagine doing that! If they spent half their energy on some of those issues rather than this nonsense then maybe they could get something accomplished for the people of Maryland.
March 11th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Well said, Bull!
February 21st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
A new biblical discovery about the Iraq war shows insermountable evidence that “the eagle “America is to free Iraq in the latter days in prophecy after the towers fell and there was great slaughter. Listen to a recent critic who just read this new published discovery.
Reading this particular book has made me aware of how christians have come to accept biblical spin and less than honest interpretations when reading books on Bible prophecy. When I started reading “Bible prophecies of 9 - 11″ the whole idea of 9 - 11 and Iraq being in Bible prophecy admittedly was quite appealing to me.
But it seemed very far fetched and I fully expected to discover another fiction story cleverly masked behind a another “new” biblical declaration. I fully expected to see the familiar hand picking of quotes deliberately coming from the authors’ selection of unrelated texts to manipulate the meaning of Bible text. I’ve learned that it is a common trick to cleverly combine unrelated verses from separated biblical context in order to stretch readers’ perception beyond the original focus toward the authors’ conclusions, creating the appearance that authors conclusions are also supported by the Bible.
My first surprise while reading this book was to see this author approach things quite differently by laying a biblical foundation from Adam and Eve with the tree of life story, establishing common threads for his entire biblical claim. As the first chapters began to build solidly on biblical themes I quickly realized this particular author was either seriously attempting to link legitimate patterns of bible prophecy, or he was using an even more clever deception to mislead me. This author surprisingly understood the procedure to outline proper types and shadows and stay within one context while linking proper biblical themes. Since the author was not spinning I suspected that he would postpone taking of his liberties until he would be forced into a corner having to demonstrate 9 - 11 towers falling and eagle’s wings into modern Iraq.
To my surprise the transition was smooth and never broke context or prophetic flow. Not only was 9 - 11 coming straight from the Bible but almost every highly specific detail, including the number of planes that hit each target, was referenced in the Bible with numerous exact details specifically related to 9 - 11. This book does not just stop there, but continued to unwind the scenario of America going to Iraq spelling out the exact manner of Saddam’s capture and execution. This was a highly unusual book! This book was based on what was written in the Bible and relied solely upon that premise. How do I react to this other than try to convince someone to read it and find out? I feel concerned that christians are so used to being tricked by each cry of wolf that when the real thing appears there will be a little comprehension that something amazing has occurred. I have wracked my mind as to how this could have possibly been fixed and there is no possible way other than Gods prophets deliberately sent us this intentional message about Iraq and 9 - 11. Ross David see book. http://www.eternaltruth.net