Thursday, August 2, 2012

Biblical Marriage Laws...

Deep in a drawer in the church office, my colleague finds what looks to be a newspaper clipping titled "Ask Mr. Bible."  It may have been part of a curriculum or a study...no idea really but the author, exploring the biblical texts to codify the definition of marriage for a proposed constitutional amendment says "here show marriage will look if the U.S. Constitution is amended to fully embrace the original "Biblical principles" based on readings of the Holy Bible:

  1. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen. 29:17-28, II Samuel 3:2-5)
  2. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Samuel 5:13, I Kings 11:3, II Chronicles 11:21)
  3. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin.  If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deuteronomy 22:13-21)
  4. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Genesis 24:3, Numbers 25:1-9, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 10:30)
  5. Since marriage is for life, no federal or state Constitution nor law, call be construed to permit divorce. (Deuteronomy 22:19, Mark 10:9)
  6. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow.  If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe. (Genesis 38:6-190, Deuteronomy 25:5-10)
Anyone want to pass this along to their legislators?  

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