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>From a poster to Newsgroups: alt.christnet.christianlife









> the President as he seeks wisdom on how to legally codify the

> definition of marriage. Pray that it will be according to Biblical

> principles. With many forces insisting on variant definitions of

> marriage, pray that God's Word and His standards will be honored by

> our government."

>

> Presidential Prayer Team:

> http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/

>

> Any good religious person believes prayer should be balanced by

> action. So here, in support of the Prayer Team's admirable goals,

> is a proposed Constitutional Amendment codifying marriage entirely

> on biblical principles:

>

> A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between

> one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)

>

> B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in

> addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron

> 11:21)

>

> C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a

> virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut

> 22:13-21)

>

> D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be

> forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)

>

> E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the

> constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be

> construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

>

> F. 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 and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law.

> (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

>

> G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your

> town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with

> him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men

> young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of

> course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)