But when I look at the Constitution of Maryland, I read this:
Art. 36 That as it is the duty of every man to worship God in such manner as he thinks most acceptable to Him, all persons are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty; wherefore, no person ought by any law to be molested in his person or estate, on account of his religious persuasion, or profession, or for his religious practice, unless, under the color of religion, he shall disturb the good order, peace or safety of the State, or shall infringe the laws of morality, or injure others in their natural, civil or religious rights; nor ought any person to be compelled to frequent, or maintain, or contribute, unless on contract, to maintain, any place of worship, or any ministry; nor shall any person, otherwise competent, be deemed incompetent as a witness, or juror, on account of his religious belief; provided, he believes in the existence of God, and that under His dispensation such person will be held morally accountable for his acts, and be rewarded or punished therefor either in this world or in the world to come.
Now when I read this, and I look at what is happening with the gay marriage bill, I have to question is the state infringing on my right as a Christian to believe that marriage is solely between a man and a woman. Do I have to conform to what the government tells me I have to conform to and put aside my religious convictions that homosexuality is immoral, and a sin?
To those that say I am homophobic, and a hater, that is the furthest thing from the truth, you have every right to live your life the way you want to live it, as I have every right to live it the way I want to live it, and to worship God the way I see fit, as well as you may worship and believe how you see fit.
When does the government, federal or state, have the right to tell me how I should perceive marriage? In short they don't, but the agenda of the LGBT has been slowly crammed down the throats of conservatives, and because we oppose it, we become the party of "no". And the democrats use that argument to further themselves, along with lies to make anyone who is a conservative, and someone who opposes alternative lifestyles or considers it a sin due to religious beliefs.
When we look at the population in the United States and come up with an estimate of how many people overall are gay the numbers are staggeringly different, depending on what your source is. The estimate of couples living together of the same sex is estimated to be about 1% of the U.S population, and as of the 2011 census that there are about 9 million people that identify themselves as part of the LGBT community. Now when we put that number into perspective of a percentage according to the population of the United States we are looking at a total of 3.8 percent of the U.S population.
While 9 million people does sound like a lot of people, when you take into consideration the amount of people living in the United States, its a very very small percentage, and not only is it becoming an issue of marriage, we have a bill in Baltimore County where people who are of the transgender community that want access to use whatever public restroom that they please to use. And there are some dangers that are associated with this bill but that is for another time.
My question is why do I have to be forced to give up my religious beliefs for such a small minority of the population. Its not about being against what they chose to do with their lives, or how they chose to live their lives, its about my rights and my beliefs as a Christian. The State Delegates are saying I have to go by what they say because they say it should be law, without taking into consideration anything that I believe, in reality they are trampling on my Constitutional right to religious freedoms.
Gays say that they are tired of having religion crammed down their throats, I'm tired of religious freedoms and rights being taken away from me.
The State Constiution Declaration opens with this:"
>We, the People of the State of Maryland, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty, and taking into our serious consideration the best means of establishing a good Constitution in this State for the sure foundation and more permanent security thereof, declare:<
The State of Maryland was founded on Christian principles. And in 2012, its the Christians that are fighting to hang onto their principles. Its not so much about letting others live their lives in a way that makes them happy, its about being told what to believe, and how to define marriage that goes against what they believe.
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