Dear Governor
Abbott,
With up most
respect I have to strongly disagree with you on this issue.
Why? I have a couple of major issues:
1. Our Constitution clearly states a
separation of Church and State. The
State should have nothing to do with anyone’s liberties be it if we agree or
disagree politically or religiously. In
that vain the State should have nothing at all to do with defining marriage. It
should not even be able to administrate marriage licenses period. That is government interference. It
does have the obligation to protect everyone’s rights no matter what they
believe. Therefore, as long as rights,
taxes, insurance etc… is defined by who
ones partner is it is only right and proper that any adult relationship is
legal in the eyes of the law. What a
Church or religion determine is up to them.
2. As a Born Again Christian for
many years I must also take issue with your policy. Jesus teaches us time and time again not to
judge and love no matter what. Paul
teaches that love is the greatest. I
could be completely wrong, but, I will go to my maker with a clear conscience
that in everything I try and do I try and do it in the attitude of love. I am human and fail miserably every day in
this, but, always try. If we are to
make judgements on marriage based on Biblical traditions who would be
married? Not many? Sexual sin is divorce, living together, lust
in thought and deed, pornography etc.
If we hold up that standard marriage would be extinct.
We also hear
day after day about being a Christian Country and going back to our roots. I hope and pray for that every day that one
day this will be true. However, we are
not and never have been. From the early
days of genocide against the indigenous people, to not everyone being able to
have the right basic health care, to trillions and trillions of dollars being
spent on weapons to destroy, to millions homeless and hungry, to corporate
America and politicians being ruled by greed and making more and more money and
on and on. All against the teaching of
Christ we look nothing, nor have ever looked like a Christian Country.
If you really
do want a Biblical State based on the teaching of Christ and follow the Church
of Acts you will have my support. Back
to the words of Corinthians “Love is the
greatest of these..” and paraphrasing Christ
#LoveWins.
Best Regards,
Richard Coull,
The Woodlands,
TX.
