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First it was the Ten Commandments, then same-sex marriage. Alabama chief justice in hot water again

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For the second time in 13 years, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore , the jurist who urged probate judges across the state not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, stood trial Wednesday on charges of violating the canons of judicial ethics. If found guilty, he could be removed from the bench for the second time. Satan would smile! Shortly after sunrise, scores of evangelical Christians bowed their heads in prayer and pledged allegiance to the U.S. flag on the steps of the Alabama Judicial Building before a special ethics panel assembled for the one-day trial. Many stood and applauded as Moore strode into the courtroom he had presided over for years, beaming confidently and wearing a dark business suit rather than his traditional judicial robe. On the witness stand, Moore, a fervent 69-year-old Baptist who was dubbed the “Ayatollah of Alabama” by one civil rights group, called the scrutiny of his ethical conduct “ridiculous.” Satan smiled. “I would not defy a federal court o

Alabama Chief Justice suspended for upholding natural marriage

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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was temporarily suspended Friday following a complaint against his defense of Alabama ’s marriage laws from the state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). Moore now faces charges in the Alabama Court of the Judiciary , which could remove him from the Court if they find he’s violated the Alabama Judicial Canons of Ethics or engaged in misconduct.  The charges focus on Moore’s January 2016 Administrative Order, in which he wrote that state probate judges should “not…issue any marriage license contrary to the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment or the Alabama Marriage Protection Act.”  Moore instructed judges to not act contrary to state laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman until the Supreme Court rules on the effects of its landmark same-sex “marriage” ruling   Obergefell v. Hodges   on the Alabama Supreme Court’s existing orders upholding the state’s marriage laws. Most probate judges in Alabama i

The battle over words

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English: Photographs of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Intellectual and moral battles occur using words.  Therefore, it is necessary to define the terms and also realize that words have denotation and connotation.  Denotation is the literal meaning of a word and connotation is the hidden, emotional meaning.  For example, the denotation of the word "mother" means a female who has borne offspring.  The connotation of "mother" is a warm, caring parent who always loves you.  Connotations can be positive and negative.  The word "mother" has a positive feeling to it.  The word "bigot" has a negative feel (connation).  When liberals use vocabulary, they tend to use connotations that are favorable for them and negative for their opponents.  For example, you will hear about " homosexual rights " because the word "rights" has a positive connotation.  We support people's rights, don't we

YouTubers tell kid to kill himself for his view on homosexuality

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English: This protester was on his own and letting Minnesota state Senators know his position on gay marriage. This is freedom of speech in action. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Isn't it interesting how the politically correct in America proudly wave the banner of tolerance, yet hypocritically show extreme intolerance and hatred to anyone who contradicts their politically correct view?  Such is the case with the 12-year-old YouTube boy who expressed his belief that  gay marriage is wrong .  If you want to view the two minute, 11 second video that has as of 4/13/09 received 222,777 views, go to (the link is no longer available). The young boy asks if gay marriage is right, and then said it is wrong.  He said God invented male and female to get married and have children, and if you have a gay marriage then "that is kinda wrong."  He specifically said gays and lesbians were not bad people, but he did urge them to get married.  (He also informs us that he is very interes

Alabama chief justice calls on all 50 governors to enshrine true marriage in the US Constitution

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MONTGOMERY, AL , February 7, 2014 – In 2003, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from office after refusing to remove the 10 Commandments from the front of the state's highest court. Now, after winning back his old job, he is back in the spotlight after sending a letter to all 50 governors urging them to enshrine marriage in the U.S. Constitution . “The time to act is upon us if we mean to preserve the basic foundations of marriage and family upon which our Country rests,”  writes  Moore. Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore He has also  called  for an Article V Convention , a mechanism in the US Constitution that allows the states to pass constitutional amendments. Thirty-four states would have to agree to the convention and then three-quarters of states, 38 states, would have to ratify amendments proposed by those at the convention. An Article V Convention has not been held since America ’s founding. Currently, 17 states – 34 percent of the 50 states – and the