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August 8, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Let’s start with what actually constitutes hate. Westboro Baptist Church is not at all coy about the word “hate,” so much so, in fact, that they even decorate their signs and websites with the word. On the opposite side, though, actress Rosanne Barr tweeted last week, “anyone who eats S***-Fil-A deserves to get the cancer…” The vast majority of people who oppose same-sex marriage ( SSM ) are anything but hateful. In fact, when people accuse SSM opponents of being hateful, they usually employ two logical fallacies : an ad-hominem attack against the person instead of the argument, and a straw-man fallacy , misrepresenting the position as one that stems from emotional bias rather than reasoned arguments. But there are reasoned, legal arguments against SSM. In order to understand them, one must understand the state’s interest in institutionalized marriage, which is the creation and maintenance of the most stable known family unit. While I coul

English: Scottish Government logo Español: Logo del Gobierno de Escocia (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) EDINBURGH, August 8, 2012 – A Scottish Presbyterian denomination, the Free Church of Scotland , told media this week that “tens of thousands” of Scottish people responded to a public consultation with a “definitive no” to the government’s plans to install “ gay marriage .” But by pushing forward with the gay ‘marriage’ plans anyway, the government is rendering “the whole exercise completely meaningless,” said the denomination. The government, they said, is “riding roughshod” over the “clear opposition” expressed by the overwhelming majority. A spokesman for the church said, “The Scottish Government’s decision to press ahead with these plans is astounding given the huge number of Scots who have said that they do not want marriage to be redefined.” “Not only are the Scottish Government redefining marriage, but obviously redefining what consultation means as well.” The Sco

Scottish Government logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) EDINBURGH – BBC Scotland has seen an e-mail sent between Scottish civil servants that shows Scottish National Party ministers are concerned about the far-reaching effect on civil freedoms of a proposed redefinition of marriage . They express concerns that “ gay marriage ,” will impact the freedom of citizens, particularly religious ministers, to object to and refuse to participate unless substantial changes are made to the UK ’s Equalities Act 2010. The email says that the government “may announce” that they will proceed with same-sex “marriage,” both for civil and religious ceremonies, but not until the Act is “amended to provide full protection for individual celebrants who are opposed to same-sex ceremonies, even if their religious body has decided to opt in to carrying out such ceremonies”. “[T]he government recognises the need to provide appropriate protections for some in Scottish society who are against same sex m

University of Oxford (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Oxford University caves to gay activist pressure: Male students may wear skirts to exams OXFORD – Oxford University has acceded to the demands of the university’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Society (LGBTQ Soc) that male students be allowed to wear women’s clothes to exams and other formal occasions. The decision overturns centuries of tradition at one of the world’s oldest academic institutions, in which students are required to dress formally to sit exams. The academic dress code is in effect a uniform, called “subfusc,” and includes an academic gown, cap, and white bow tie for men and a black ribbon for women. It is traditionally worn at chapel services, formal meals as well as exams and academic assessments as well as matriculation. Before the August 4 decision, male students were required to wear a dark suit with black shoes, white shirt and collar, under their gowns. The new rules have abolished the rules

GLASGOW, Scotland, August 2, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office has defended statements made by Archbishop-elect of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia . In which he argued that society has been silent when it comes to the health risks and dangers of the homosexual lifestyle. “There is a link between same-sex sexual practice and early death,” said Peter Kearney, director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office, to STV’s Rona Dougall on  Scotland Tonight  last Sunday. “And that’s not something that the Catholic Church simply ‘believes’, there is an overwhelming body of medical evidence to suggest that.” Peter Kearney, the director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office Archbishop-elect Tartaglia was internationally scrutinized last week after The Scotsman accused him of having made “hurtful” and “ill-informed” remarks about the death of an openly homosexual Labor MP and former Catholic priest during at Oxford. Tartaglia was delivering a speech o

GLASGOW, July 25, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – One day after his appointment was announced, the new archbishop-elect of Glasgow has already been attacked in the media for his opposition to same-sex “marriage.” On the day the appointment was made public, Archbishop -elect Philip Tartaglia , a long-time and highly vocal opponent  of the homosexualist political agenda, told journalists that he believed he could end up in prison for his views. “I could see myself going to jail possibly at some point over the next 15 years—if God spares me—if I speak out,” Archbishop-elect Tartaglia, 61, told STV News on Tuesday. Catholic News Agency quoted him saying, “I am deeply concerned that today, defending the traditional meaning of marriage is almost considered ‘hate speech’ and branded intolerant. Such a response is undemocratic, closes debate and is highly manipulative.” Within only hours of the announcement,  The Scotsman  published a piece accusing Tartaglia of having made “hurtful” and “il

Since God instituted marriage, he has the authority to regulate it. You don't have to be a Christian to affirm this. For millennia, even the irreligious have grasped what God says in nature—that marriage unites man and woman. Yet God's sovereignty over marriage is being abandoned. I'm sure you've also been troubled to see courts and legislatures invent same-sex marriage . Elected leaders are evolving to affirm such unions as a public good, even something their faith endorses. I'm not surprised. Our culture's rejection of biblical thinking made a push for same-sex marriage inevitable. Postmodern relativism is in full bloom, so men toy with marriage—as they do with life. Sadly, much of the visible church has gone down this road as well. Ultimately, however, arguments over same-sex marriage are not really about vital issues such as constitutional rights, the welfare of children, the morality of certain sex acts, and legal tradition. The fundamental issue is God

Below is an article entitled:  "  What to expect from the anti-gay marriage brigade.  Campaigners will say same-sex marriage is a threat to the family, religious freedom and civilisation itself" The author of the article is  Jane carnell writing for the Guardian.co.uk  The author trivializes and ridicules the churches opposition against gay marriage without presenting a fair representation of their argument. Because the Church uses a definition of marriage as defined by scripture, not culture, not Hollywood they are ridiculed. Churches and Christians hold a high view of the purpose and meaning of marriage as determined by the scriptures. The culture has abused marriage by introducing living together (fornication), easy divorce / no fault divorce. The scriptures state clearly that divorce is not genuine unless adultery has occurred, but the state has ignored that also. The state has endorsed homosexuality , some have made sexual orientation a human right whereas God clea