Marriage Equality, the Supreme Court, and the Bible

http://ncronline.org//news/politics/court-may-hold-california-marriage-law-ruling-justices-suggest

Some people claim that biblical passages condemning homosexuality should be the basis for the law of the land. However, the bible condoned slavery, rape, polygamy, the killing of first-born children and animal sacrifice. Leviticus prescribes the death penalty for adultery and for those who curse their parents. The Purity Code in Leviticus lists all kinds of abominations including eating shellfish and game birds, "every creature in the water that has neither fins nor scales is detestable to you." (chapter 11:12) and "do not lie with a person of the same sex in the same way as you would lie with a person of the opposite sex." (18:22).  
 Today the majority of Christian believers do not follow the Purity Code in the Old Testament, but rather  Jesus' law of love and compassion. 
 Marriage equality is a human right. All God's children are beloved images of the divine called to covenant love and fidelity in all their relationships.
Bridget Mary Meehan, arcwp
www.arcwp.org
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