MASSACHUSETTS AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

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What same-sex "marriage" has done to

Massachusetts

It's far worse than most people realize

by Brian Camenker

October 20, 2008

Anyone who thinks that same-sex “marriage” is a benign eccentricity which won’t affect the

average person should consider what it has done in Massachusetts. It’s become a hammer toforce the acceptance and normalization of homosexuality on everyone. And this train is movingfast. What has happened so far is only the beginning.

On November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced its Goodridge opinion, ruling that it was unconstitutional not to allow same-sex “marriage.” Six months later,homosexual marriages began to be performed.

The public schools

The homosexual “marriage” onslaught in public schools across the state started soon after theNovember 2003, court decision.

• At my own children's high school there was a school-wide assembly to celebrate

same-sex “marriage” in early December, 2003. It featured an array of speakers,

including teachers at the school who announced that they would be “marrying” their

same-sex partners and starting families either through adoption or artificial insemination.

Literature on same-sex marriage – how it is now a normal part of society – was handed

out to the students.

• Within months it was brought into the middle schools. In September, 2004, an 8thgradeteacher in Brookline, MA, told National Public Radio that the marriage ruling had

opened up the floodgates for teaching homosexuality. “In my mind, I know that, `OK, this

is legal now.' If somebody wants to challenge me, I'll say, `Give me a break. It's legal

now,'” she told NPR. She added that she now discusses gay sex with her students as

explicitly as she desires. For example, she said she tells the kids that lesbians can have

vaginal intercourse using sex toys.

• By the following year it was in elementary school curricula. Kindergartners were

given picture books telling them that same-sex couples are just another kind of family,

like their own parents. In 2005, when David Parker of Lexington, MA – a parent of a

kindergartner – strongly insisted on being notified when teachers were discussing

homosexuality or transgenderism with his son, the school had him arrested and put in

jail overnight.

• Second graders at the same school were read a book, “King and King”, about two

men who have a romance and marry each other, with a picture of them kissing. When

parents Rob and Robin Wirthlin complained, they were told that the school had no

obligation to notify them or allow them to opt-out their child.

• In 2006 the Parkers and Wirthlins filed a federal Civil Rights lawsuit to force the

schools to notify parents and allow them to opt-out their elementary-school children

when homosexual-related subjects were taught. The federal judges dismissed the case.

The judges ruled that because same-sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts, the school

actually had a duty to normalize homosexual relationships to children, and that schools

no obligation to notify parents or let them opt-out their children! Acceptance of

homosexuality had become a matter of good citizenship!

Think about that: Because same-sex marriage is “legal”, a federal judge has

ruled that the schools now have a duty to portray homosexual relationships as

normal to children, despite what parents think or believe!

• In 2006, in the elementary school where my daughter went to Kindergarten, the parents

of a third-grader were forced to take their child out of school because a man

undergoing a sex-change operation and cross-dressing was being brought into

class to teach the children that there are now “different kinds of families.” School

officials told the mother that her complaints to the principal were considered

“inappropriate behavior.”

• Libraries have also radically changed. School libraries across the state, from

elementary school to high school, now have shelves of books to normalize homosexual

behavior and the lifestyle in the minds of kids, some of them quite explicit and even

pornographic. Parents complaints are ignored or met with hostility.

Over the past year, homosexual groups have been using taxpayer money to
distribute a large, slick hardcover book celebrating homosexual marriage titled

“Courting Equality” into every school library in the state.

• It’s become commonplace in Massachusetts schools for teachers to prominently

display photos of their same-sex “spouses” and occasionally bring them to

school functions. Both high schools in my own town now have principals who are

“married” to their same-sex partners, whom they bring to school and introduce to the

students.

• “Gay days” in schools are considered necessary to fight “intolerance” which may

exist against same-sex relationships. Hundreds of high schools and even middle

schools across the state now hold “gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender appreciation

days”. They “celebrate” homosexual marriage and move forward to other behaviors such

as cross-dressing and transsexuality. In my own town, a school committee member

recently announced that combating “homophobia” is now a top priority.

• Once homosexuality is normalized, all boundaries begin to down. The schools are

already moving on to normalizing transgenderism (including cross-dressing and sex

changes). The state-funded Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

Youth includes leaders who are transsexuals.

Public health

• The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is “married”

to another man. In 2007 he told a crowd of kids at a state-sponsored youth event that it’s

“wonderful being gay” and he wants to make sure there’s enough HIV testing available

for all of them.

 Since homosexual marriage became “legal” the rates of HIV / AIDS have gone up

considerably in Massachusetts. This year public funding to deal with HIV/AIDS has

risen by $500,000. As the homosexual lobby group MassEquality wrote to their

supporters after successfully persuading the Legislature to spend that money: "With the

rate of HIV infections rising dramatically in Massachusetts, it's clear the fight against

AIDS is far from over."

• Citing “the right to marry” as one of the “important challenges” in a place where “it’s a

great time to be gay”, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health helped

produce The Little Black Book, Queer in the 21st Century, a hideous work of

obscene pornography which was given to kids at Brookline High School on April 30,

SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS?

"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars..."
My husband Rob is a bird watcher by day and a star watcher by night. The other evening he came in and told me that the planets seem to be forming interesting paterns in the sky. It reminded me of an email I received from an online friend from New Zealand which says:-

In September 2012 during the feast of tabernacles we will see the heavens appear as described in Revelations chapter 12:-

The start of this wonderful display of knowledge as heaven’s announcement to the world will be in September as the sun moves across Virgo. These days through telescopes we can see twelve galaxies surrounding her head. The movement of this great light will eclipses the Virgin. She will be fully covered and arrayed by the sun from head to foot, making her almost invisible for the whole month and symbolizing the obscurity of this heavenly sign taking place relatively undetected by the world at large. Only the wise and instructed people who study the books of the prophets will know it is happening and what it means.

At sunset on 16^th September, Rosh Hashana, (Hebrew New Year) the sun will appear at the head of the virgin, radiating her face and symbolizing the start of Israel’s spiritual awakening.

On 19^th September the sun will rise with the almost invisible crescent moon at her feet (visible to those who know where and how to observe this), symbolizing the approaching defeat of darkness by the birth of light.

On 20^th September as we approach the vernal equinox, when daylight and the darkness of night will be in perfect balance all over the world, the moon will move to the centre of the two balancing scales of Libra, symbolizing the start of a new age of perfect justice, peace, equality and balance.

On 26th September (Yom Kippur or Day of atonement) the sun will move nearer to the heart of the virgin and as the sun sets the moon will move into Aquarius, symbolizing the cleansing of the soul with water at this time of atonement and new birth (change of heart) in preparation for the new age.

On 30^th September the full moon will move into the belly of Pisces, the fish, symbolizing the rescue of the prophet Jonah from drowning and the burial of the Messiah for 3 days. That evening will be the start of a 7 day feast of tabernacles (living inside booths) commencing with the great trumpet blast as Israelites celebrate their rescue from slavery through their exodus from Egypt.

After midnight on 3^rd October (the middle of the 7 day feast of tabernacles) the morning star (Venus) will rise together with Regulus (the royal star) and they approach to just one fifth of an arc degree apart; so the brightness of Regulus will appear to be enhanced by the morning star and vice versa. It is particularly significant that this takes place in the year 2012, when Regulus moves from the sphere of Leo into the sphere of Virgo, symbolizing the union of the king of the Judeans with all the Sons of Israel. The simultaneous union of Regulus and Venus, symbolizes the marriage of the Lamb and his Bride. The bright morning star rising with Regulus in the heart of the lion (symbol of Judah) in the middle of the feast of tabernacles is a sure sign of the coming king of the Judeans.

On the same night the moon will rise in Aries, the aggressive, self-centred, two-horned ram. The moon (ruler of the night) in Aries opposite the sun (ruler of the day) in Virgo symbolizes the coming conflict between light (spiritual Israelites) and darkness (the enemy with two horns like a lamb but talking like a dragon) [Revelation 13:11]

Finally in the last days of the feast of tabernacles the moon will approach Jupiter (ruler of heaven), occupying the position between the horns of Taurus, the bull. So the largest and brightest object of the night sky will meet of one of the brightest lights of the night sky (Jupiter) between the horns of the bull. The sacrifice of a bull is required to dedicate a new temple to the God of the Israelites.

[the interpretations are not mine]

I'm not into astrology as such [living my life according to the stars] but the Bible says that at the time approaching the 2nd Coming, we will see signs in the heavens [Luke 21:11,25]

THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM At Jesus first Coming the three wise men knew that the Star of Bethlehem indicated that a king would be born in Israel.  The Star was actually the conjunction of the planets Saturn and Jupiter,in the constellation Pisces.

To the Israelites Saturn, being the highest, was the planet of Jehovah and Jupiter was the planet of the Messiah. Pisces was the constellation connected with Israel. The two planets were in conjunction three times over two years  which explains why Herod, when he found out when the wise men first saw the 'Star,' had all the boys under two killed. When the wise men came out of the palace in Jerusalem they saw the third conjunction of these planets [Matthew 2:10] This time Saturn and Jupiter were also in conjunction with Mars. The text indicates that the wise men weren't actually following the star all the way but when they saw the first conjunction they knew knew what was being portrayed and set out for Jerusalem.

Though the signs were there, they were not obvious to those who weren't looking for them. So the signs before His 2nd Coming will be undetected by the world at large.

The birth of the Manchild in Revelations 12 is the fulfillment of the promise made in Genesis 3:15 where God promises that the Seed of the Woman will crush the serpent's head. The common interpretation has been that the woman is Israel and the Manchild is Jesus, but as you know prophecy has more than one level. Galatians 3:16 confirms that the promised Seed is indeed Jesus, but the text goes on to say [v29] that the Seed is also all in Christ.

I believe that the woman in Revelation is the people of faith of all ages labouring to bring forth the promised Seed - the Overcomers - the generation which will finally cast down the serpent from the place of authority he has been occupying illegally since the Cross.

Jesus overcame him, took the authority from him which he had upsurped from Man, and delegated it  to the Church.  He said "All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Me go ye therefore...." [ Matthew 28:18,19]

Could the signs soon to be seen in the heavens indicate the imminent rise of the Overcomers? [Rob says that The signs would be as seen from Israel and won't be quite the same from other parts of the world.]

[For more on the woman of Revelation go to my blog "A Special Child" in the 2011 posts]

WHY DO THE NATIONS RAGE

PSALM 2
"Why do the nations rage,
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD and against His Anointed saying,
'Let us break their bonds in pieces
And cast away their cords from us'"

In the closing days of this Age, we are seeing an unprecedented break down of morality and Biblical values as the Antichrist spirit rises in the Earth. Nations which once honoured God are casting off restraint.
Humanism, which denies God and places Man at the centre, was born in Eden when our first parents choose to turn away from God and to be their own god, deciding good and evil for themselves. We see the consequences of that all around us as nations carve out their future without reference to God.
The boundaries which God set for the good of Mankind are  increasingly being cast away. The Clinton administration celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the legalisation of abortion. Today in some U.S. and Australian states, an abortion can be had right up to the day of birth. Restraints on human sexuality are being thrown out and people who cling to traditional Christian values are being called 'judgemental' or 'homophobic' or 'old fashioned'.
Recently in Australia Peter Singer was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, an award supposed to be given for service to Australia or humanity. Some of the things he promotes are abortion, infanticide, bestiality, euthanasia and argues for experimentation on the mentally disabled, instead of animals. He argues that mentally disabled should be involuntarily euthanased. [incidentally he helped write the Greens manifesto]
Proverbs 22:28 says
"Do not remove the ancient boundaries
which your fathers have set"
The boundaries are there for the good of all, to stop us sliding into complete amorality and the breakdown of civilization.
 PSALM 2 [continuing] God says,
"Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.....
You are My Son, today I have begotten You,
Ask of Me, and I will give You
the nations for an inheritance
And the ends of the earth for Your possession"

The nations rightfully belong to Jesus. He ransomed them with His Blood. The Bible teaches that satan is the 'god of this world' and because of that people are in spiritual blindness. As someone has said, "All that will save us is a national spiritual awakening." The Church is called into spiritual warfare to bring the nations out of darkness into light.
Any promise made to Jesus is a promise to His Body, the Church.We can ask for the nations for the Kingdom. Jesus commissioned us to make all the nations His disciples and He doesn't tell us something that can't be done. We don't have to stand around and watch the disintregation of our world. History shows that when the people of God do battle against spiritual forces in Jesus Name, they win.
Jesus died for all people and God loves all people and doesn't want any to perish.

 Isaiah 60 holds a prophecy for the people of God, yet to be fulfilled.
"Arise, shine,for your light has come,
And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the LORD shall arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising....." AMEN

PROPHECY BEING FULFILLED

A Newsletter from the Australian Prayer Network reports:-

A UNIQUE GATHERING IN JERUSALEM

Muslim background followers of Jesus from various Middle Eastern countries met with their Messianic Jewish and Christian counterparts at a recent conference held in the Old City of Jerusalem at Christ Church, the oldest Protestant Church in the Middle East. Although similar conferences have been held over the years in the Middle East, this is the first time such a gathering has been held in Israel. Attendees "At the Crossroads" gathered in the context of Isaiah's vision of a highway that will run from Egypt and Israel to Assyria—a model of worship and partnership for Christians across the region that will lead to the Middle East becoming a "blessing on the earth."

This is the fulfillment of a significant prophecy from
Isaiah 19:23-25.

"In that day there will be a highway from Egypt into Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Egyptians.

In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land.

whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, 'Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.'"

What exciting days we are living in.

INASMUCH

           "Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to me."
             [Painting "Forgiven" by Thomas Blackshear]

Separation of the sheep and the goats from Matthew 25.

The Sheep"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'......

The Goats "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick and in prison, and did not minister to You?'
"Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' "

Jesus teaches that what we do or do not to others even 'the least' ultimately we do to Him. Some try to qualify it by designating the Jews or other Christians, just as the lawyer tried to qualify "Who is my neighbour" in the parable of The Good Samaritan.

However every person is someone who God loves and for whom Jesus died. He has tasted death for everyone [Hebrews 2:9] When Jesus was baptised at the River Jordan He was showing His identification with all humanity.

Understanding this gives us a whole new perspective on life and our relationships with others.