As many of you will have already heard by now, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012,   
   a three-judge panel in California representing the United States Court of   
   Appeals for the Ninth Circuit -- which undoubtedly is the most liberal   
   appeals court in the USA, I might add -- struck down the Proposition 8 voter   
   initiative which was approved by 52% of California voters in 2008. As you   
   will recall, Proposition 8 added a prohibition against same-sex "marriage"   
   in California's State Constitution, and specifically defined marriage as a   
   union only between a man and a woman.   
      
   As my regular readers will already know, for many years now, I have been   
   strongly opposed to so-called same-sex "marriage", and the gay and lesbian   
   agenda. I view same-sex "marriage" as ungodly, unnatural and an abomination   
   to God. It is not what God indicated in the Book of Genesis, and it is not   
   what Jesus also clearly confirmed in the Gospels, as did His Apostles   
   afterwards.   
      
   For those of you who may not be familiar with my views and why I have   
   adopted this firm position, please consider reading such series as the   
   following. While these two series are a bit outdated insofar as current   
   legal developments in the various US states are concerned, nevertheless,   
   they still reflect my current views, and contain a lot of Scriptural truth   
   which has not changed:   
      
   The Gay And Lesbian Agenda: To The Point:   
      
   www.endtimeprophecy.net/Articles/homosex1.html   
      
   When Sin Is No Longer A Sin!:   
      
   www.endtimeprophecy.net/Articles/whensin1.html   
      
   Aside from the fact that I am strongly opposed to same-sex "marriage"   
   because it is in direct contradiction to God's Laws, what also alarms me   
   about this latest legal development is the fact that only two men -- two   
   liberal court of appeals judges -- have the power to overturn and overrule   
   the will of over seven million California voters -- the 52% -- who clearly   
   stated that they did not want same-sex "marriage" legalized in their state.   
      
   What happened to the will of the people? What happened to "government of the   
   people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."?   
      
   I'll say it again: These liberal court of appeals judges -- who are not even   
   elected by the people -- have way too much power in their hands.   
      
   The general consensus is that the same-sex "marriage" issue will ultimately   
   be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. I pray that when that day finally   
   arrives, they will not waffle or fail to act in a responsible manner,   
   according to God's Laws, and not according to man's laws. The bottom line is   
   that homosexuals need to repent of their sins, and embrace the truth of the   
   Scriptures.   
      
      
      
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