Gay Marriage at issue today 1PM on Faith in Action (1400AM Baltimore)
Today, Rev. Scott Adams and Pastor Reginald Thomas (Greater Gethsemane Church) will be holding it down in my absence on Faith in Action. I have some business to take care of today, but the show will be left in very capable hands.
They’ll be talking about Gay Marriage in Maryland. This has been a perennial issue in Maryland for the past few year’s in our state’s General Assembly and some say that the “pro-gay marriage” activists have built the necessary support needed to push this over the top.
There are a plethora of bills that the Legislature is considering. The State Senate had its first round of hearings on these bills on Feb. 14th. The House will be hearing its bills in committee this Thursday, February 28, 2008. (Click here to see the full rundown of bills being considered.) Some say the issue is whether or not same-sex partners should be afforded the same rights that heterosexual partners are afforded under the law. Others say the issue is the normalizing and legislating of deviant behavior that goes against natural order and God’s design.
How should the state of Maryland come down on this issue?
That’s the question we’ll be asking Sen. C. Anthony Muse who is a member of one of the committees considering this issue and Chair of the Prince George’s County Legislative Delegation. Muse is also the pastor of The Ark of Safety Christian Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He is the lone democrat who has joined five republican senators in pushing legislation that would authorize a man and woman to enter into a “covenant marriage” - a move intended to strengthen heterosexual marriages, but does not address same-sex marriages.
Find out what he, Pastor Reggie Thomas, and our spirited callers have to say about this issue today at 1PM on Faith in Action on Spirit 1400AM (Baltimore). For those outside of the Baltimore area, the audio will be posted to the blog later this week, but in the meantime feel free to post your comments/questions here and we’ll possibly address them on air.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:44 am
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February 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Isn’t Reverend Muse simply guilty of political grandstanding? Reverend Muse is aware I am certain of the myriad of laws and statutes that are already on the books nationwide, which outlaw same-sex marriages.
Is this what God calls for his ministers to do? It would appear to me that Reverend Muse should be more interested in healing, as opposed to stirring up more political unrest in your state. God onthe other hand teaches that, …If my people who are called by my name would…”, you know the quotation!
I am very concerned about what happens when kings and priests, politicians and preachers get into bed together. This action will not do anything to bring about healing in the gay community, or between the divided straight and gay communities in Maryland.
Clearly given the election that he lost several years ago, and coupled with the recent political office that he currently holds, Reverend Muse, it appears to me, is more interested in his political interests, than he is in trusting God to heal and to save that which is lost!
Rev should learn to see things through God’s eyes: God once spoke to me and said: Our theme - ought to be — to pursue different passions — for different people! If you care to, ask Rev. Muse what does pursuing different passions… mean to him!
And if he gets angry, don’t be surprised, I’m witnessed him being very angry before over a far less serious matter!
February 25th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Hey folks - just getting back from today’s show. We had a great time and I pray that we did justice to the “weightiness” of the issue. The show will be uploaded to this blog tonight.
Charlotte - Thanks for the link to that site. I will check it out later tonight.
Rev. - Thanks, as always, for your comment. I didn’t get a chance to read it before the show so I didn’t get to ask your question. However, I’m sure that Muse’s sharing will present his position quite clearly. Again - the show will be uploaded tonight.
February 26th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Awesome,
I am looking forward to hearing what he has to say. I am also convinced that religious individuals are going to have to view disparate people from a clinical perspective and not just from a position of fear or prejudice.
There are a lot of hurting intersex, homosexual and lesbian individuals out there who are looking for loving guidance. And many have not found the church or religious people to be a harbinger of trust, love, hope or faith - many turn to secular institutions for guidance and solace!
Using the law to reckon with this issue will only ‘kill - Rev. Muse apparently believes that the law is the solution’! The Law killeth and the spirit maketh alive! For like Eunuchs, based on my clinical research and according to scripture clearly some (intersex, gay and lesbian individuals) were born that way, some were made that way and some chose to be that way!
Great topic!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
It is not quit clear to me why so many right-wing conservatives are completely against gay marriage. They are essentially trying to convince people that mutually respectful relationships are not beneficial to the couple or the society around them. In addition, Democrats that favor civil unions over marriage rights are opening the door to straight couples entering into civil unions so that they can get the benefits alloted, without actually getting married. Civil unions, then , will actually lower the overall marriage rate. Who is to stop two straight “friends” from filing for a civil union in order to get work-related benefits in a state. Legalizing gay marriage would raise the overall marriage rates and civil unions would lower it. This is perhaps the goal of both political parties. Civil unions means no access to Social Security, whereas marriage does give access.
I’m a legally married gay man in Massachusetts, and because there is no federal recognition of our marriage, we will not contribute to the bankruptcy of Social Security because we will not have access to the money that we pay for legally married straight couples who tap into the Social Security Benefits of his/her spouse. Civil Unions may have nothing to do with gay rights, but rather may be a way of keeping money available in Social Security.
Jos76
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