When Jesus Christ was asked a question about marriage, this was his response:
“’Haven’t you read’ he replied, ‘that in the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave is father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.’” (Matthew 19:4-6, the first book in the Bible’s New Testament)
He cited the Bible book of Genesis, chapter one, as the Scripture reference … pointing to one man … Adam … being married to one woman … Eve. So the Son of God emphasized that true marriage is composed of and requires two people, one of them is a man … and one of them is a woman.
That is it.
In the state of Missouri, the voters defined marriage as one man and one woman and legally placed it in the Missouri Constitution. In 2004 a million voters went to the polls and approved a Missouri Constitutional Amendment … by a whopping 71% to 29% … placing in the Constitution the definition of marriage as being one man to one woman.
But in 2014, the Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri defied both these realities by his executive order. He announced that couples of the same-sex who were “married” in other states would benefit as legitimately married couples in regard to Missouri’s income tax laws.
Attorney Michael Whitehead (www.thewhiteheadfrim.com) discusses this very unfortunate scenario … and explains the lawsuit filed against the Governor’s executive order in this matter: “If the Missouri Constitution means anything … and if English language means anything … the Governor cannot disregard basic law and defy the state’s constitution.”
And the Governor is not wise to – in this, or in any matter, knowingly or unknowingly — reject the clear teaching of Jesus Christ
From www.mbcpathway.com:
“The plaintiffs are: Justin Mosher, pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church in Hannibal, Mo., Don Hinkle, MBC director of public policy and editor of the MBC’s newsjournal, The Pathway and chairman of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC); Kerry Messer from Festus, legislative liaison for the CLC and founder of Missouri Family Network; Joe Ortwerth, executive director of the Missouri Family Policy Council.”
(The plaintiffs are filing as individuals.)
Hear attorney Michael Whitehead clarify this important matter … in his own words:
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