Marriage Between a Man and a Woman.

This is a post from a blog I read. I read this the other day, and a it just hit me. This is why I feel so strongly about this issue. Sometimes I can't put words to my thoughts, and this post gave my thoughts words.

Some hot issues are on state ballots this year. One of those topics is defining marriage. In both California and Arizona stakes have presented special firesides in an effort to motivate members of the LDS Church to vote for such a critical issue. In California, voters had already cast the majority of their votes to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Yet, judges overturned the voice of the people and allowed homosexual couples to marry. I don’t quite understand why or how judges would have the right to overturn the voice of the people.
What is the purpose of voting if a small group of judges can overturn it on their own whim?A well-publicized story about a school class taking a field trip to witness a homosexual marriage has spurred the debate.
States are now struggling to define marriage. Honestly, it’s a definition I never thought we actually needed, but in light of this recent field trip, it’s obvious that our society has denigrated to the point that the very fabric of our society is unraveling. I’d like to point out that if a school field trip included witnessing a Catholic marriage, we’d have the ACLU jumping up and down and screaming that the school had violated church and state and trampled on the rights of students who didn’t want to witness such an event. Interestingly enough, the ACLU has not come to the defense of the students who were offended by a homosexual marriage. It’s interesting to note also, that when the subject of polygamy is introduced, there’s quite a vehement reaction.
In my own experience, many people mock the LDS Church because of its polygamous practice that ended over 100 years ago. People today still talk about polygamy in the early days of the Church and point fingers at the leaders claiming they instituted polygamy for the sole purpose of exploitation and sexual gratification. Today, polygamists can be arrested. After all, it’s legal to have sexual relations with as many partners as possible and to create children, it’s just not legal to marry those partners. While I do not support the practice of polygamy, and those that practice polygamy are not members of the LDS Church, I find it curious that our society is quick to condemn a man if he wants to marry and care for more than one wife, but not if he wants to marry another man.
Isn’t there some sort of lop-sided reasoning to that?Marriage is ordained of God. Marriage is between one man and one woman. Once we change the definition to include a small, very vocal minority, how can we then deny it to any other minority? How can we keep polygamy illegal and allow same-sex marriage? How can we deny marriage between siblings or cousins? We cannot change the definition of marriage and expect that we won’t have to make allowances for other groups.
It’s apparent that Satan’s assault on the family continues to rage. We must fight back. We must define marriage as between one man and one woman. God commanded Adam and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth and that commandment has never been revoked. A same-sex couple cannot keep this commandment. The whole idea of same-sex couples completely opposes God’s plan and defies nature.I do not hate people who choose to live a homosexual lifestyle, but I do not support that lifestyle. I do not think same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Our society is only as strong as our families. Each time a family breaks down, it weakens our society. We cannot allow the definition of marriage to change because we must work to strengthen our families and our society. It’s imperative that we vote to retain the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.

Today I am grateful for Lots of kids. I love that I have been blessed with 5 unique wonderful children who each bring something different and great to this family. I could not imagine life with out any one of them.
And for my DS tidbit. (can I tell you how happy I am that there are only 2 more of these. Not that I don't like talking about DS, but I am running out of stuff) 4 of 5, like most other people with, is picky. We started her on solids, and she would eat anything. I was excited that my kid with DS was not going to be one of the picky ones that I heard so much about. But, low and behold, 2 years later, if its not Cheerios, yogurt or fruit, it does not go in the mouth. No matter what, if it's on her plate between 5 and 6 in the evening, she doesn't want to look at it. I've heard its a sensory texture thing. But I don't understand why Mac and cheese has a better texture than toast. I have tries not giving her snacks. It doesn't help. She gets down from a meal, and whines about wanting crackers and milk. She would drink milk for a meal, just to fill up on something. (1 of 5 used to do this too). And way, I guess I made that more of a complaint than a tidbit.
Go and have a good day.