Mayors all over the country are flaunting law and tradition and declaring that all citizens must obey the one true God.
A mayor of a city in California said, "The Constitution protects our right to the freedom of religion. We will no longer deny that God is the only ruler of this land – no matter what the laws of California might say!"
Amen, brother, Amen.
A mayor in New York state said, "There are many people who do not want us to acknowledge the true Master of Creation. But, I cannot deny His sovereignty over the lives of our citizens. The Constitution protects religious expression and we will not stop until every citizen bows in submission and expresses their obedience to God.”
Fight the good fight.
Most recently, the mayor of Seattle said, "I have struggled with this issue. But in the last few years I’ve come to the conclusion that we cannot deny that the Christian God is the one true Lord of Heaven and Earth. To deny Him would be to ignore a power that is higher than the laws of Washington or federal law. This is the decision I have come to personally. The rest of America will eventually come around."
Preach it, my friend.
These mayors know that the only way to get something done is to simply declare it to be so and then challenge those who disagree to do something about it. It is time for all people of faith to stand behind them and realize that the Law has no control over us. Seize control of your local power base - Stand for Christian conviction - Demonize your opponents - Fight for Right against those who disagree.
"Through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God"
Okay, now I'm really confused. Are you still parodying things, or are you actually telling Christians to demonize their opponents????
Posted by: Shade at March 8, 2004 10:27 PMThin parody. Amazingly close to real life, ain't it? All I did was take their own quotes and replace gay stuff with God stuff.
What would be the result if these mayors had "followed personal convictions" about theology instead of "gay rights"?
Posted by: Blandus at March 8, 2004 10:54 PMOkay, we cool then. And in a Jake moment, we're in agreement for once. God save the rule of law.
Posted by: Shade at March 9, 2004 10:36 AMEveryone should have more Jake moments.
Posted by: Jake at March 9, 2004 04:37 PMShade, I'm interested...
we're in agreement for once
Why on this post and not on the Young Black Man post? Both took arguments utilized by "gay marriage" supporters and applied them to similar contexts.
Posted by: Blandus at March 10, 2004 01:02 AMWell, if you want to get into it, it's the arguments themselves, not your posts, both of which were pretty ineffectual parodies, in my opinion. I happen to believe that the rule of law, including the right of judges to interpret it in progressive ways, is something very valuable to our society. So I approve of judicial decisions like Brown vs Board of Education and Lawrence vs Texas, but disapprove of the attempt to perform "civil disobedience" without following through and suffering the penalties of law. Though the law must sometimes be broken to galvanize the people into changing it, it should still be followed. The Mayor of San Francisco would have an unimpeachable moral standard right now if he had married a gay couple, then had himself arrested and paid whatever penalty the law prescribes. As it is, he's making a mockery of the system he should be trying to reform.
Posted by: Shade at March 18, 2004 11:44 PMHmmmmm....
Posted by: Blandus at March 19, 2004 04:59 PM