The Progressives will never be content until they have purged America of every vestige of our Judeo-Christian moral underpinnings.
Champions of abortion and same-sex marriage redefine millennia-tested words and precepts, then push forward with lawsuits to establish precedent that will abolish conservative, Biblically-based mores.
The too-oft repeated mantra “it’s all good” is the catch phrase of the day, employed by every liberal concerning their pet causes.
But it smacks of the words found in Judges 17:
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
Enter Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, famous for his August 2003 stand on the Ten Commandments:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore stood firm Thursday, saying he has no intention of removing a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state judicial building, and will file papers taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Friday, January 23, U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled that the Alabama Marriage Protection Act was unconstitutional. On Monday, January 26, Judge Granade, issued a two-week stay on her ruling.
Ashley Jackson, the Alabama director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights advocacy group, said:
“While we’re disappointed that committed, loving gay and lesbian couples in Alabama will not be able to marry, we’re hopeful the final legal barriers will be overcome quite soon.”
Not so fast Judge Ginny…Justice Moore has something to say about the ruling.
Alabama.com’s Brendan Kirby writes:
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has released a letter to Gov. Robert Bentley saying that he intends to continue to recognize the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and urging the governor to do so.
Moore’s office released the three-page letter that was delivered to the governor this morning in response to a federal judge’s ruling Friday striking down the ban.
Justice Moore’s letter includes:
As you know, nothing in the United States Constitution grants the federal government the authority to redefine the institution of marriage. The people of this state have specifically recognized in our Constitution that marriage is “[a] sacred covenant, solemnized between a man and a woman”; that “[a] marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex is invalid in this state”; and that [a]union replicating marriage of or between persons of the same sex…shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force of effect in this state.” Art. I, § 36.3(c), (b) & (g), Ala. Const. of 1901.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has filed an appeal for a longer stay that would be in effect until the Supreme Court rules on same sex marriage.
SCOTUS announced January 16 that the four same-sex marriage cases from Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan will be heard in April, and the ruling given prior to the end of the term in June.
Justice Roy Moore is taking a courageous stand: he consistently prioritizes godly principles before his own status and gain.
Moore forthrightly quotes in his letter to Governor Robert Bentley:
The laws of this state have always recognized the Biblical admonition stated by our Lord:
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. (Mark 10:6-9.
Justice Moore concludes with this supplication:
I ask you to continue to uphold and support the Alabama Constitution with respect to marriage, both for the welfare of this state and for our posterity. Be advised that I stand with you to stop judicial tyranny and any unlawful opinions issued without constitutional authority.
Progressives and same-sex marriage proponents will ridicule and lob vitriol at Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore.
But in an eternal perspective, Moore stands tall as a man of faith who, like Daniel of old, will not bow.
Bravo Justice Moore!
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