Science > Abortion > Maryland bishops ask court to affirm state ban on same-sex marriage
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Maryland bishops ask court to affirm state ban on same-sex marriage |
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=20393
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking the state's
highest court to overturn a lower court ruling that said it was
unconstitutional to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
The conference - representing the archbishops of Washington and Baltimore
and the bishop of Wilmington, Del., whose dioceses all include parts of
Maryland - filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Maryland Court of
Appeals June 26.
In a Jan. 20 ruling, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock
said the state's current ban on same-sex marriage violates the Maryland
Declaration of Rights because it "discriminates, based on gender, against a
suspect class and is not narrowly tailored to serve any compelling
governmental interests."
The judge stayed her own ruling pending the outcome of an appeal filed by
Joseph Curran Jr., Maryland's attorney general. The Maryland Catholic
Conference brief was in support of Curran's appeal.
"Consistent with the Judeo-Christian moral heritage upon which Western
civilization is based, and the long-standing tradition of Western law, the
conference affirms the understanding that marriage, as a natural and social
institution, is reserved for opposite-sex couples in which they may
procreate and raise children," the brief said.
The conference said marriage is "clearly related to the public interest in
affording a favorable environment for the growth of children."
The Maryland State Equal Rights Amendment governs relations between the
sexes, not relations between members of the same sex, the brief said, and
does not mandate recognition of same-sex marriages by the state.
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| User: "Ray Fischer" |
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01 Jul 2006 11:07:58 PM |
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<youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
A moral "high ground" that requires dictatorship and allows and
condones all manner of crime.
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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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| User: "Enkidu" |
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| Title: Re: Maryland bishops ask court to affirm state ban on same-sex marriage |
01 Jul 2006 10:00:33 PM |
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<youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in news:Ao-
dnbfZEa0yuzrZnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
When I read willful stupidity like this, I'm not sure whether I should
laugh or cry.
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EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
"Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension,
dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best
evidence of freedom's existence."
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| User: "Lobby Dosser" |
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02 Jul 2006 06:37:44 AM |
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<youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
If you call Boffing the Choirboys 'moral high groung'.
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| User: "Parsifal" |
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02 Jul 2006 06:55:49 PM |
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schrieb:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
If you knew anything about morality, you'd stop posting your usual
racist, homophobic and intolerant rant. Aren't you tired of sending the
same lame crap that no one here cares about? Do you really think
someone sane will ever read your postings and feels he/she has to
change his/her opinion? You have no credibility, J Young, every one
here thinks that you're a liar, a hypocrit and a fucking bigot...
Please do something useful: stop posting here.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=3D20393
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking the state's
highest court to overturn a lower court ruling that said it was
unconstitutional to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
The conference - representing the archbishops of Washington and Baltimore
and the bishop of Wilmington, Del., whose dioceses all include parts of
Maryland - filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Maryland Court of
Appeals June 26.
In a Jan. 20 ruling, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock
said the state's current ban on same-sex marriage violates the Maryland
Declaration of Rights because it "discriminates, based on gender, against=
a
suspect class and is not narrowly tailored to serve any compelling
governmental interests."
The judge stayed her own ruling pending the outcome of an appeal filed by
Joseph Curran Jr., Maryland's attorney general. The Maryland Catholic
Conference brief was in support of Curran's appeal.
"Consistent with the Judeo-Christian moral heritage upon which Western
civilization is based, and the long-standing tradition of Western law, the
conference affirms the understanding that marriage, as a natural and soci=
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institution, is reserved for opposite-sex couples in which they may
procreate and raise children," the brief said.
The conference said marriage is "clearly related to the public interest in
affording a favorable environment for the growth of children."
The Maryland State Equal Rights Amendment governs relations between the
sexes, not relations between members of the same sex, the brief said, and
does not mandate recognition of same-sex marriages by the state.
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| User: "John Baker" |
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02 Jul 2006 08:12:42 PM |
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On 2 Jul 2006 16:55:49 -0700, "Parsifal" <jeanpascalvachon@gmail.com>
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youngopinions@aol.com schrieb:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
If you knew anything about morality, you'd stop posting your usual
racist, homophobic and intolerant rant. Aren't you tired of sending the
same lame crap that no one here cares about? Do you really think
someone sane will ever read your postings and feels he/she has to
change his/her opinion? You have no credibility, J Young, every one
here thinks that you're a liar, a hypocrit and a fucking bigot...
Please do something useful: stop posting here.
Forward his trolls to the abuse departments at his ISP and his news
service. Sad to say, neither will likely pay much attention to only
one person no matter how many complaints I send. They'll most likely
think I'm just someone with a personal grudge against Young. But if a
number of people complain, they may take it more seriously.
Young has no shame, no morals and no respect for anyone. Appealing to
his better nature or sense of fair play will do no good, as he hasn't
a trace of either. If we really want to rid alt.atheism of his vacuous
drivel, the only way to accomplish that is to convince his ISP to talk
some sense into him.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Maryland bishops ask court to affirm state ban on same-sex marriage |
02 Jul 2006 09:57:28 PM |
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"John Baker" <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in message
news:p4rga2thtddg36cnmf4nm3j6oqssgugsfm@4ax.com...
Forward his trolls to the abuse departments at his ISP and his news
service. Sad to say, neither will likely pay much attention to only
one person no matter how many complaints I send. They'll most likely
think I'm just someone with a personal grudge against Young. But if a
number of people complain, they may take it more seriously.
You cowardly wimp! Only 3 days into your quest to have me ousted from *your*
n.g. and already you're pleading for help. Don't forget to mention that he
should send full headers along with the post in question.
Young has no shame, no morals and no respect for anyone. Appealing to
his better nature or sense of fair play will do no good, as he hasn't
a trace of either. If we really want to rid alt.atheism of his vacuous
drivel, the only way to accomplish that is to convince his ISP to talk
some sense into him.
We? or do you mean Oui?
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| User: "Mike" |
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02 Jul 2006 03:53:27 AM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=20393
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking the state's
highest court to overturn a lower court ruling that said it was
unconstitutional to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
The conference - representing the archbishops of Washington and Baltimore
and the bishop of Wilmington, Del., whose dioceses all include parts of
Maryland - filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Maryland Court of
Appeals June 26.
In a Jan. 20 ruling, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock
said the state's current ban on same-sex marriage violates the Maryland
Declaration of Rights because it "discriminates, based on gender, against a
suspect class and is not narrowly tailored to serve any compelling
governmental interests."
The judge stayed her own ruling pending the outcome of an appeal filed by
Joseph Curran Jr., Maryland's attorney general. The Maryland Catholic
Conference brief was in support of Curran's appeal.
"Consistent with the Judeo-Christian moral heritage upon which Western
civilization is based, and the long-standing tradition of Western law, the
conference affirms the understanding that marriage, as a natural and social
institution, is reserved for opposite-sex couples in which they may
procreate and raise children," the brief said.
The conference said marriage is "clearly related to the public interest in
affording a favorable environment for the growth of children."
The Maryland State Equal Rights Amendment governs relations between the
sexes, not relations between members of the same sex, the brief said, and
does not mandate recognition of same-sex marriages by the state.
Cleary the Catholic church is worried that if gay marriage becomes
an option in America, Catholic priests will leave the church in droves
to get married thereby exacerbating the already severe shortage of
clergy in America.
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| User: "Dionisio" |
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02 Jul 2006 10:44:25 AM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
<chuckle> Yeah, right. Morality from an organization on record for
promoting immorality and caring less about the truth for -- let's see...
-- how many hundreds of years?
"Consistent with the Judeo-Christian moral heritage upon which Western
civilization is based
<LOL!> Yep, we're so Judeo-Christian that slavery is the law of the
land, women are property, atheists are killed on sight, and blasphemy is
punishable with years of hard labor.
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"If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed."
--Voltaire
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| User: "" |
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01 Jul 2006 11:26:50 PM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=20393
Sheesh, when are these post-modern heretics going to STAND UP and
AFFIRM our God-Given RIGHT to have concubines? What does it say about
their so-called commitment to Biblically-Based Traditional Family
Values that they won't allow fathers to give their sons concubines?
MY FATHER NEVER GAVE ME A CONCUBINE!!!
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| User: "Dionisio" |
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02 Jul 2006 10:54:22 AM |
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MY FATHER NEVER GAVE ME A CONCUBINE!!!
Ahem, isn't one supposed to take them?
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"If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed."
--Voltaire
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| User: "L. Michael Roberts" |
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01 Jul 2006 10:08:18 PM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
So the Catholic church is engaging in politics though the courts?
Expect that tax exempt status to evaporate shortly!
<snip religionist ravings>
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| User: "Josh Miles" |
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03 Jul 2006 02:15:24 AM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
You like to talk a lot about the "moral high ground," Young. Tell me, is
racism, homophobia, misogyny, and dishonesty a part of that "moral high
ground" or are you just a hypocrite?
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| User: "Bill Shatzer" |
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01 Jul 2006 11:32:00 PM |
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wrote:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=20393
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking the state's
highest court to overturn a lower court ruling that said it was
unconstitutional to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Don't they have more important things to do?
Like figuring out how to stop priests from boinking the altar boys?
The conference said marriage is "clearly related to the public interest in
affording a favorable environment for the growth of children."
It would seem getting boinked by your priest would not be a particularly
favorable environment for children. Perhaps if they're concerned with
favorable environments for children, they should address that problem first?
Anyway, gays and lesbians don't have children? It would seem closely
related to the public interest to provide a favorable environment for
those children as well.
If marriage benefits the children of hetrosexual partners, those same
benefits shoulld be available to the children of homosexual partners.
Peace and justice,
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| User: "Adam H" |
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01 Jul 2006 08:55:12 PM |
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On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 21:51:20 -0400, <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in
message <Ao-dnbfZEa0yuzrZnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
So, the 'moral high ground' is achieved by denying rights to
minorities? Did you miss certain events, like the passing of several
centuries?
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=20393
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one fewer god than you do.
When you understand why you reject all other gods,
you will understand why I reject yours as well.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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02 Jul 2006 08:59:19 AM |
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Previously, on alt.atheism, youngopinions in episode
<Ao-dnbfZEa0yuzrZnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com>...
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
Oh that's rich. Moral high ground in the same sentence with Catholic
bishops...
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Mark K. Bilbo
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"As hip as it is for outsiders to blame New Orleans
for everything bad that happened during and after
Hurricane Katrina, the truth is that the people
who lived here were much more prepared for a big
storm than the federal government that promised
us flood protection." [Jarvis DeBerry]
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V180525DC
"Everything New Orleans"
http://www.nola.com
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| User: "leo" |
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02 Jul 2006 12:42:18 PM |
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Mark K. Bilbo ha escrito:
Previously, on alt.atheism, youngopinions in episode
<Ao-dnbfZEa0yuzrZnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com>...
This is a wonderful step these Holy men embarked upon; namely having
Catholics in the forefront of the battle for the moral high ground.
Oh that's rich. Moral high ground in the same sentence with Catholic
bishops...
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Mark K. Bilbo
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"As hip as it is for outsiders to blame New Orleans
for everything bad that happened during and after
Hurricane Katrina, the truth is that the people
who lived here were much more prepared for a big
storm than the federal government that promised
us flood protection." [Jarvis DeBerry]
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V180525DC
"Everything New Orleans"
http://www.nola.com
to ***** a choir boy in the misionary anal position you have to be in a
high moral ground. That is you have to be over the boy.
Leopoldo
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