{"id":1639,"date":"2005-06-22T00:12:43","date_gmt":"2005-06-22T07:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/06\/21\/dubya-calls-on-congress-for-the-federal-anti-ssm-amendment-again\/"},"modified":"2005-06-22T00:12:43","modified_gmt":"2005-06-22T07:12:43","slug":"dubya-calls-on-congress-for-the-federal-anti-ssm-amendment-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1639","title":{"rendered":"Dubya calls on Congress for an Anti-SSM Amendment, *again*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking of same-sex marriage and anti-SSM opponents who enjoy using ‘protect children, hetero-parented-families, and the “sanctity of marriage,” from the extremist Queer agenda<\/i>‘ rhetoric, President Dubya Bush has renewed his plea to Congress to reintroduce a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

(Nashville, Tennessee) President Bush called on Congress Tuesday to pick up the pace and pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

Addressing 11-thousand delegates at the annual Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Bush praised the denomination for its strong “family values” and support for the amendment.<\/p>\n

“Building a more compassionate society starts with preserving the source of compassion – the family,” Bush told the convention.<\/p>\n

“Strong families teach children to live moral lives and help us pass down the values that define a caring society. And Southern Baptists are practicing compassion by defending the family and the sacred institution of marriage. Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be re-defined by local officials and activist judges. For the good of families, children, and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage<\/strong>….”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How interesting. You think he would mention the group of people, Lesbians and Gay men, he has a problem with marrying and having children, but no. How rude. Does mentioning LGBT people make him feel “icky” or something?<\/p>\n

A proposed amendment failed last year in Congress, but was reintroduced this year. (story)<\/p>\n

Bush also chastised Democrats for attempting to hold up Bush’s judicial nominees.<\/p>\n

“And for the good of our legal system, I will also continue to nominate federal judges who faithfully interpret the law and do not legislate from the bench,” the President said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does the same thing go for conservative Christian “activist” judges too, who attempt to “legislate from the bench” by imposing their religious views on others? I wonder if “faithfully interpret the law” is some code for “faithfully carrying out God’s law” that only the neoconservatives and other religious anti-SSM opponents are privy to. Because Dubya knows how pesky human law and civil rights\/liberties can get in the way of faith being imposed on the masses. Off tangent, back to the article…<\/p>\n

“Every judicial nominee deserves an up or down vote on the floor of the United States Senate, and I thank you for your strong support of the fair-minded jurists I have named to the federal courts.”<\/p>\n

Bush also told the convention he wants legislation that would allow faith-based groups that receive federal money to be able to restrict workers to those only who adhere to the tenants of that faith. Such a proposal would allow groups to fire gays from jobs such as soup kitchens, HIV\/AIDS outreach programs, or thrift stores that are run by churches.<\/p>\n

“Because faith-based groups should never have to forfeit their religious liberty to get federal dollars – and that’s an important concept — we want your help, we want your love, but at the same time, you do not have to forget the mission of faith or ignore the mission of faith that calls you to action in the first place.”<\/p>\n

It was the fourth time the president has addressed the convention, which boasts more than 16-million members and more than 43-thousand churches.<\/p>\n

The conservative Southern Baptists heavily supported the president in last year’s election.<\/p>\n

Among the motions to be discussed at this week’s convention is one urging members to take their children out of schools deemed too tolerant of homosexuality. (story)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now I understand why I’ve seen some bloggers and commenters on other blogs, refer to themselves as “recovering Southern Baptists.” I’m fairely certain the name of this amendment would be something along the lines of, ‘Protection of the Sanctity of Marriage<\/em>,’ or something similar. Never mind the very large number of hetero couples who’ve experienced marriages that were anything but<\/strong> “sacred” (ie: divorce, spousal abuse), and the number of children who’ve grown up in very dysfunctional, abusive, and damaging households headed by hetero-parents, but oh well. I suppose all of that is still considered to be “sacred” and “what’s best” for the children, simply because the parents or married couples are heterosexuals. So the sex of the person that is sleeping next to you on your honeymoon will determine how screwy your hypothetical children will be and the “holiness” of your previous wedding, that you’re now too drunk to even remember.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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