fyi, Bard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Bradley Bayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Bard'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 8:05 AM Subject: RE: Same sex 'marriage' is a Violation of God's Law! > There are several presbyterian denominations and one of them may have > espoused that view. The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) follows our > constitution which says that marriage is between man and woman. Thank you > for your inquiry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 11:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Same sex 'marriage' is a Violation of God's Law! > > > > > Am astonished! > How on Earth can the Presbyterian Church sanction same-sex 'marriage'; it's > an abomination, in my view. > Have the Elders succumbed to the insidious pressures of the homosexual > lobby? > They are ruining the Family structure of our Nation. > I, plus my extended Family, past and present, were raised in the > Presbyterian Church. > Homosexual acts are a violation of God's Law, and these creatures are a > creation of dysfunctional parents. > > Bard > Downey, California > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bard <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: thegrip <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; smashthestate > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; privacy-forum > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; patriots <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ; freedomfight <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; apfn > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; AboutFreedom <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ; ChristianPatriot <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; Conspiracy > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Theory Research List ; theeagle-l > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; TheJeffDavisShow > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:35 PM > Subject: PRIDE: main cause of hatred and disunity in society; also a major > sin. > > (couldn't have said it better myself. > be certain you read the Section below: > "World Gay [homo] Pride" > > > Thursday May 25 9:59 AM ET > > Pope Insists on Catholic Opposition to Gay Marriages > By Philip Pullella > > VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul II reaffirmed the Roman Catholic > Church's teaching against gay marriages Thursday, saying that only a > lifelong commitment between a man and a woman could form the basis of a > family. > > ``Attempts to define the family as something other than a solemnized > lifelong union of man and woman which looks to the birth and nurture of > children are bound to prove destructive,'' the pope said. > > The 80-year-old leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics also reaffirmed > the church's stand against abortion and euthanasia, saying the assumption > that both were rights that should be protected by law was a contradiction of > human dignity. > > He said the church's defense of the traditional family was ''not a matter of > attachment to a bygone cultural model which refuses to face facts.'' > > In a speech to New Zealand's new ambassador to the Vatican, the pope said > the church's position was based ``precisely on a recognition of a > fundamental truth.'' > > That was that the family is the fundamental cell of society and a > traditional family was the best place for children to learn the skills > required for life. He suggested new forms of family structures were weaker > and less stable. > > ``The facts suggest a logic that is clear and certain,'' the pope said. > ``Weak families mean a society unable to sustain its members, especially the > young, in the building of the common good,'' he said. > > ``Individuals and even social structures are enfeebled by forms of egoism > and escapism which leave little room for commitment, self-giving love, and > solidarity with the weaker members of society,'' he said. > > Dispute In Italy Over World Gay Pride, > but first read the definitions of Pride, > then read about the 'Dispute' > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------- > > [[ 1. What is Kibr. > > Kibr means pride - considering oneself better and superior than others. It > is the source of many evils and is known to be the main cause of hatred and > disunity in society. It is also a major sin. > > Following are the verses from the Holy Qur'an and narrations from Ma'soomeen > (a.s.) in which the proud ones have been condemned. > > FROM THE HOLY QUR'AN > > 1 : "And on the day of resurrection you shall see those who lied against > Allah; their faces shall be blackened. Is there not in hell an abode for the > proud? (Az-Zumr / 60) > > 2 : "It shall be said : Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein; so evil is > the abode of the proud." (Az-Zumr / 72) > > 3 : "Thus does Allah set a seal over the heart of every proud, haughty one." > (Al-Momin / 35) > > http://www.ummah.org.uk/khoei/wabil/pride1.htm#1 > <http://www.ummah.org.uk/khoei/wabil/pride1.htm#1> > ------------------------------------- > > The Awful Sin of Pride > > Pride is at the very top of the list of things God hates. "These six things > doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look, a > lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth > wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false > witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren" > (Proverbs 6:16-19). > > http://www.tscpulpitseries.org/english/1980s/ts880208.html > <http://www.tscpulpitseries.org/english/1980s/ts880208.html> > -------------------------------------------- > THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS > http://www.catholic.org/prayer/sin.html > <http://www.catholic.org/prayer/sin.html> > Actual sin is any willful thought, desire, word, action or ommission > forbidden by the law of God. ]] > -------------------------------------------- > > The pope's comments came as a dispute raged in Italy over plans for a > massive gay pride rally in Rome this summer. It has been opposed by Catholic > and rightist groups. > > Prime Minister Giuliano Amato sparked unrest within his own center-left > coalition Wednesday when he said the rally was ''inopportune'' because it > coincided with the Catholic Church's 2000 Holy Year. > > Those opposed to the rally want it to be postponed until next year. > > The Catholic Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful but > that homosexual acts are. > > In the past, the Vatican has contested resolutions by the European > parliament to allow gays to marry and adopt children. > > Gay groups have often attacked the Vatican's stand on homosexuals as > discrimination and a human rights violation. > > In his speech, the pope also reaffirmed the church's opposition to abortion > and euthanasia, saying that no human legislation made them right. > > ``The assumption that abortion and euthanasia are human rights deserving > legislative sanctions is seen by the Holy See as a contradiction which > amounts to a denial of human dignity which the law is supposed to protect,'' > he said. > > ``A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members > and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying,'' he > said. > > The Vatican hoped the diplomatic and political communities would carry out a > ``profound reflection'' on those issues as the world began the third > millennium. > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000525/ts/pope_gays_1.html > <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000525/ts/pope_gays_1.html> > > Bard > > No more homo sex education...... http://www.massnews.com/maygsa.htm > <http://www.massnews.com/maygsa.htm> > Kids Get Graphic Instruction In Homosexual Sex > No more (kid)nappings...... > No more phony warrants...... > No more Little Havana's...... > No more OKC's...... > No more Waco's...... > No more Ruby Ridge's...... > (the above can only happen > if the DemoRats and RepubRats > are thrown out of office.) > > BUCHANAN-Reform > http://gopatgo2000.com/default.htm <http://gopatgo2000.com/default.htm> > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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