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| America At A Crossroads By Roy M. Milam America now stands at a moment of decision. Will this nation allow the destruction of marriage as the most important unit of civilization itself? For years now, gay activists and left-wing judges have been playing politics with the Constitution, attempting to force a process against the will of the people that would legalize homosexual marriage and deal a devastating blow to the traditional family. Again we must fight this crucial battle to protect the institution of marriage. If passed, the Marriage Protection Amendment (S.J. Resolution 1) will ensure that our children inherit a world in which marriage means the union of a man and a woman. The vote in the U.S. Senate is scheduled for the week of June 5, 2006.
President Bush, affirming his support for the Marriage Protection Amendment, said, "After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence, and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization." An amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the only way to curb permanently the power and ambition of judges, who discard the work of our Founders and the will of most Americans.
The President said, "If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America. Decisive and democratic action is needed, because attempts to redefine marriage in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country." Without this amendment, liberal courts are likely to mandate homosexual "marriage." If passed, the Marriage Protection Amendment would prevent liberal judges and government officials from taking unilateral action legalizing same-sex marriage. But there is a rising tide among liberal, homosexual activists to oppose the amendment and rip apart the fabric of marriage that this nation was founded upon.
The language of the Marriage Protection Amendment is as simple as it is powerful:
" Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman."
We have time to make a difference - and we must. If the God-ordained basis for the family does fail on a large scale, children will pay a terrible price. Already, since the late 60s with the sweeping sexual revolution and legislation of no-fault divorce we've witnessed the tragic, ever-increasing breakdown of families. Researchers still keep finding more and more evidence of the devastating effects of family breakdown on children. I shutter to think what would happen to children if we allow the legalization of same-sex marriages.
If ever there was a time for Christians to get involved it is now. Failure to act can only assure that same-sex marriage will soon become a reality throughout our land. We must not stand idly by and fail to do our part! Traditional, biblical marriage between a man and woman is the God-ordained building block of the family, the cornerstone of our society, the foundation of our nation's culture. There is no issue more deserving of the protections of our Constitution than Marriage and the Family. If the defense of Marriage is not worthy of a Constitutional Amendment, nothing is!
We must protect marriage and we must protect it now. The battle lines have been drawn at our doorstep and we cannot allow the destruction of the very basis of American society the union of one man and one woman in marriage. Please join with tens of thousands of fellow Americans who are responding when their country needs them. Please do your part. HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP?
Action Item # 1 - Pray fervently that God will protect His divine plan for marriage and the family. As the first institution ordained by our Heavenly Father, we know that the union of a man and a woman is His design for marriage. We urge you to be in prayer about the Marriage Protection Amendment. Please pray for our U.S. senators, and our U.S. representatives-that our elected officials will vote to allow the American people to preserve the traditional definition of marriage.
Action Item #2 - Contact your senators and representatives in Washington. Send the enclosed memos to your senators, expressing your support. To contact your federal legislators by e-mail or letter log on to http://www.congress.org. This site is helpful and easy to use. Just enter your ZIP code and click to send a letter or e-mail to your legislators. To contact your legislators by phone call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will help you with names, addresses, etc.
Action Item #3 - Forward this information to your family and friends. It is vital that we let our voices be heard now -- before liberal Supreme Court judges have a chance to make same-sex unions the irrevocable law of the land. Please act now to support the true, biblical meaning of Marriage & Family! May God help us support the first institution He created- MARRIAGE. and may God bless you and your family.
"Then the Lord made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." (Genesis 2:22-24) Why do marriages fail? While the answers to that question are many and often complex, there is a growing body of research suggesting that there are four negative risk factors- four negative behavior patterns that create barriers in a marriage and increase a couple's chances for marital failure. In one key studiy, researchers followed a sample of 135 couples for twelve years, starting before they were married, and were able to differentiate those couples who do well from those who do not, with up to 91% accuracy.* Crucial to the success of any marriage is for couples to eliminate or reduce the occurrence of these four risk factors. Previously we discussed Escalation* and Invalidation. Now, let's take a look at a third one - Negative Interpretations. "And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27).
God did a wonderful thing when He created man and woman so differently. The differences between man as male and woman as female were intended to usher in many special blessings (Genesis 1:28). Unfortunately, because of the fall, the blessings of the sexes became the battle between the sexes. The unique qualities with which God endowed each, now give rise to misunderstanding and conflict rather than completion and harmony.
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