"Standing on the Side of Love 2006: No Discrimination in the
Constitution"
In the coming months, Congress will once again consider an amendment to
write discrimination into the US Constitution. S.J. Res 1, officially
misnamed
the "Marriage Protection Amendment," would not only impose a single,
religiously
biased definition on the nation, but it would also override many state and
local laws that extend benefits and protections to same-sex couples and
families! The Senate has scheduled a vote for the week of June 5.
Working together, we can help to ensure that the federal marriage
amendment
is soundly defeated. In particular, we're asking activists to:
1. Send individual letters of opposition to their Senators.
2. Rally your congregations in May, ideally with a "Standing on the Side
of
Love Sunday."
3. Consider organizing an in-district lobby visit for members of your
congregation during the week of May 29-June 2, while Congress is on
recess. This
is the week preceding the Senate vote!!!
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the US and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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