Dear Friends of Marriage,
I wanted to be sure that you saw the terrific column by Archbishop Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, published this week in the Star-Tribune. In the column, Archbishop Nienstedt makes the case for a marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.
If you haven't already seen it, you can click here to read the full column, but I wanted to highlight the first couple of paragraphs:
Why should Minnesotans care about passing a marriage amendment?
Marriage matters to every Minnesotan, whether or not we choose to marry personally, because it is the natural way we bring together men and women to conceive and raise the next generation. The intended reality of marriage as a lifelong, committed, life-giving union between one man and one woman, a reality long accepted as established fact, is severely challenged today. High rates of fatherlessness and family fragmentation impoverish children and leave women with the unfair burden of solo parenting. Children suffer, but so does the whole society, when marriage fails in its irreplaceable task of bringing together mothers and fathers with their children.
Into this confusing mix, so-called same-sex "marriage" throws a whole new level of challenge and uncertainty. Defining marriage as simply a union of consenting parties will change the core meaning of marriage in the public square for every Minnesotan.
Please take a moment today to thank Archbishop Nienstedt for taking this courageous stand for marriage. He's sure to come under fire from gay marriage advocates for his outspoken support for a marriage amendment. Help make sure he knows how much we appreciate his courage. Click here to send your message today!
Then forward this message to your friends and family, so they can thank Archbishop Nienstedt, too!
Faithfully,
Brian S. BrownPresident
National Organization for Marriage
20 Nassau Street, Suite 242
Princeton, NJ 08542
bbrown@nationformarriage.org
3 Comments
"Defining marriage as simply a union of consenting parties will change the core meaning of marriage in the public square for every Minnesotan."
It already has - even before the first same-sex couple anywhere said "I do". When any two people (one man and one woman) walk into a marriage license office, pay the fee, fill out the forms, etc, and get married, then marriage has already turned into a simple union of consenting parties. There's no legal requirement that two people getting married must be in love or even have known each other a certain amount of time. Nice try, Archbishop, but your argument holds no water.
What a clear and well-stated argument in favor of a marriage amendment, and not surprisingly so many stupid replies with the same vitriol against the Church and the Clergy, Apparently, a valid rebuttal without hatred against people who believe in marriage between one and man and one woman just isn't there. Congratulations on Bishop Nienstedt for his stance to protect children and uphold traditional marriage. His comments demonstrate compassion and an intelligent purpose that upholds traditional marriage.
I appreciate what Bishop Niestedt did with compassion to uphold traditional marriage and bring common sense to the forefront of the issue and as one who supports man and woman as a couple and the union which has the most potential for joy and satisfaction in both this life and the next and something which seems to have been under constant attack for the past few decades. I give my thanks and support as well.