If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate…. But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

-Deuteronomy 22:13

Stone the sinful whore!  She cannot be married!  The Bible defines it as so!

 

Society seems to forget that religion was one of the first forms of government.  As citizens became more educated, the rule of religion changed dramatically.  Democracy is threatened as those who push legislation based on religious ideology make a scapegoat of minorities.  African Americans, Women, and now Gays and Lesbians, all of these minorities have at one time or another been targeted by hate groups preaching select passages from the Bible.

H.R. 1269: Marriage Protection Act of 2009, introduced to Congress March 3, contains language that could potentially pave the way for the Religious Reich to tear down the United States Government as we know it, and replace it with a Theocracy.  Though the bill is aimed at regulating the Federal court’s jurisdiction over the Defense of Marriage Act, if passed, the measure would amend Title 28 of U.S. Code stripping the court of its duty, purpose and authority to effectively and justly interpret and execute supreme law, the Constitution of the United States of America.

Protecting, defending marriage is a ruse.  Amending Title 28 under the guise of the very heated topic of Marriage Equality is a smart move for those promoting intolerance.  At the same time however, dissolving the very role our courts were established to perform not only dismisses their importance and redefines our government but it also paves the way for fascism.  The road will be cleared for anyone sharing the same short-sighted views to gain momentum, power and eventually control. 

fas∙cism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition 

Regardless of one’s belief concerning Marriage Equality, a brief review of what H.R. 1269 entails clearly shows the detriment Democracy faces should it pass. 

Write your elected leaders today to protect Democracy!

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.

-Sinclair Lewis