Civil Unions Are Not Marriage

Taking a page from George Orwell's 1984, the PA Senate Judiciary Committee engaged in their own version of "newthink" and "doublespeak," by amending House Bill 2381 (the Marriage Protection Amendment) to essentialy allow for counterfeit marriage relationships, and ultimately opening the door to activist judges and/or future legislatures legalizing full-blown same-sex marriage in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Regardless of what the GLBT "community" says about same-sex marriage, this debate it is not about having the same benefits and rights as traditional married couples, it is about legitimizing unacceptable and irresponsible behavior--pure and simple. So let's drop the equal rights pretext and call this exactly what it is A SHAM!

The marriage relationship is more than a societal tradition, it is a sacred covenant that was ordained by God over 2000 years ago, and this is a concept that SSM advocates just do not grasp, and how can they when their very lifestyle is in direct disregard to God's Holy and Righteous Will.

The PA Senate will be voting on HB 2381 before the end of June, and it is imperitive that the original language, as passed by the House of Representatives be restored. The House passed version is as follows:

§ 29. MARRIAGE: ONLY A MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN SHALL BE VALID OR RECOGNIZED AS A MARRIAGE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, AND NEITHER THE COMMONWEALTH NOR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS SHALL CREATE OR RECOGNIZE A LEGAL UNION IDENTICAL OR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF MARRIAGE FOR UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS.

Every citizen of Pennsylvania, whether you are a Christian, or just concerned about the downward spiral our society is in should contact their State Senator as soon as possible, and urge him/her to vote to restore the House passed language of HB 2381. To do less makes a mockery of a sacred institution.