I picked up last weeks Baptist Message expecting to read several articles
concerning the marriage amendment.
Taking back America
I picked up last weeks Baptist Message expecting to read several articles
concerning the marriage amendment.
Instead, I found no articles on this issue but found an article basically bashing
the one who had called for a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in
the USA. The article stated that many pastors are upset with (President George)
Bush.
I could not help but wonder what these pastors and their churches will do on
election day – vote for a candidate and party who supports gay marriage, abortion,
gambling, and cloning of human embryos???
If this is true, it is no wonder that we are debating in this country the true
definition of marriage. Christians in this country have become apathetic and
complacent and many of them don’t even vote anymore. If churches do not rally
their troops we are going to lose our religious freedoms that we so thankfully
enjoy!
Our church has already set up a “voter registration” booth in our
church and you can count on our social and moral committee to set up telephone
banks, etc. prior to election day. We will not be promoting a candidate, but
we will be asking our Christian family to please go vote and when they do to
please vote the “Christian platform” – pro-life and pro-marriage.
If every church in our country will do this, we can take America back.
Gene Haymon
Leesville, La.
Note: The Baptist Message has sought to keep readers informed about the marriage
amendment issue. In the July 1 issue, it included contact information for U.S.
senators from Louisiana and an article in which Bush called for increased support
for the amendment. There was no July 8 issue – and the July 15 issue went to
press as the Congress was preparing to debate the issue. The July 22 issue then
featured an article about the vote on the amendment, as well as an editorial
related to it. The article cited by Mr. Haymon above apparently refers to concerns
some have voiced about Bushs effort to obtain church directories/mailing
lists for his campaign efforts. The Baptist Message will continue to work to
keep readers informed about congressional and political developments of concern
in as timely a manner as possible.