Efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland ended this year when the House of Delegates voted to send the bill back to committee this afternoon.
The procedural vote came after nearly three hours of debate in which it became clear that the votes, considered close by supporters and opponents, were not there to pass the bill.
The Senate passed the bill being considered by the House on Feb. 24.
During today's debate, the House killed two amendments to the bill in voice votes including one
House leaders and bill sponsors acknowledged that the move to send the bill back to the House Judiciary Committee effectively kills the bill this year.
19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Wake up. God is watching.
Don't forget to include such societal and holy treasures as spousal abuse, custody battles, and arranged marriages. Many people fail to raise their heads and look around when they defend the "holiness and sanctity" of marriage.
Holy Matrimony equals Marriage matrimony does not equal Marriage The state can not determine Holy Matrimony...only The Church can do that..There is a separation between Church and State; or did you forget. If it was about protecting the fundamental right of two same-sex persons to wed, then lawmakers would have simply changed the word from "marriage" to "matrimony". No…Federal lobbyists who are also Maryland State Delegates are trying to make a name for themselves by showing that they are powerful enough to beat religious institutions, redefine morality, and create a new set of their lobbyists formed code of ethics. http://www.friendsofeli.com/live/video_popup.php/matrimony.doc?id=20&download=1&bipass=1&start_dl=1 Federal lobbyist brandishing political might over us Vs A simple common sense solution 202-225-5341: Call and tell President Obama’s right-hand man {Congressman Chris Van Hollen}…”Lobbyists should not profit from our turmoil.” http://www.heathermizeur.com http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1003&bih=550&q=%22mizeugroup.com%22+site%3Asoprweb.senate.gov&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq=
Holy Matrimony equals Marriage matrimony does not equal Marriage The state can not determine Holy Matrimony...only The Church can do that..There is a separation between Church and State; or did you forget. If it was about protecting the fundamental right of two same-sex persons to wed, then lawmakers would have simply changed the word from "marriage" to "matrimony". No…Federal lobbyists who are also Maryland State Delegates are trying to make a name for themselves by showing that they are powerful enough to beat religious institutions, redefine morality, and create a new set of their lobbyists formed code of ethics. http://www.friendsofeli.com/live/video_popup.php/matrimony.doc?id=20&download=1&bipass=1&start_dl=1 Federal lobbyist brandishing political might over us Vs A simple common sense solution 202-225-5341: Call and tell President Obama’s right-hand man {Congressman Chris Van Hollen}…”Lobbyists should not profit from our turmoil.” http://www.heathermizeur.com http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1003&bih=550&q=%22mizeugroup.com%22+site%3Asoprweb.senate.gov&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq=
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If anyone has ruined the"sanctity' of marriage ( sanctity, BTW, being a religious not civil law, concept) it is straight folks.
Q: What Does the Flying Spaghetti Monster think of Same Sex Marriage? A: The CotFSM has no judgement on same sex marriage, for/against; that is to say, all are welcome into the loving embrace of His Noodly Appendage. (And there are many gay/bi members).
Explain why Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at the wickedness and destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and why the Dead Sea even today has large pillars of salt tha represent a monument to that event. Also, who was it that checked the temperature of this imaginary asteroid. What is scientific is that same sex relaionships produce disease and not life.
Thats funny. You actually believe somebody can be turned into a pillar of salt?? How about being turned into a frog? .... or a Newt??
The Bible, particularly the Old Testament, is a series of stories (perhaps fiction, perhaps allegory) to explain what was then unexplainable to people who did not at the the time have access to our level of scientific knowledge. If you choose to believe such stories, again that is your right under tthe laws of this country. However, once again, under our laws , you do not have a right to impose those beliefs on anyone else. Since your main objections to gay marriage appear to be rooted in the "ick factor" ( your words) and strained readings of a book that has suspect provenance , I merely ask you to not stand in the way of marriage equality for people who do not share those "beliefs." In short, no one is forcing you to marry another man, so why do you even care?