Stephen Jones. Member of Parliament.

yesterday night I heard that Barack Obama thinks "same sex couples should be allowed to marry."  today,  roughly fifteen minutes ago actually, I saw this video.  For once in my life I actually commend her for something!!  despite radio hosts trying to basically make her say that she's broken faith with the Australian public (voters in particular) she just bluntly shuts him up with "well you know, I believe what i believe" in that bland OH-so scripted... no I won't be mean.  Good on her for standing up for something right finally!!

To the main subject of this post however.  Stephen Jones is the ALP member for Throsby.  what's so important about him?  (had anybody else other than me never heard of the place Throsby until I looked at his website?)  well, it's important because he is the member of parliament who, according to Julia Gillard, will be presenting the Bill calling for the amendment of the Marriage Act to parliament later this year. Again from his website, there is a copy of the bill which I am assuming is the one Jules is talking about.  I do not believe that same sex marriage should be made legal in Australia.  I believe that same sex marriage is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord.  In Romans chapter 1 from verse 22 Paul writes, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 
23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 
24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 
25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 
26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 
27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."  

In Leviticus chapter 18 verse 22 God says, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."  In the next verse He goes on to say, "Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion."  Now, we still agree with the second verse.  why have we changed our views as to the first??  doesn't evolution say that we are only animals ourselves?  then what's the difference between a guy getting together with another guy and guy getting together with an animal??  Is that where this country is heading? 

I am aware of other people's views on this subject.  I'm not some brainwashed religious kid.  I am aware that some people are "born unhappy with their gender."  Not ever having had that feeling I wouldn't be able to state whether they do or not but I am prepared to state that however Satan twists our thinking, it is NOT how God originally made man (man being the generic term for humankind.)  If anybody disagrees with me, or thinks I don't have enough evidence for my beliefs I am happy to do a more complete, much longer blog about the issue of same sex marriage and why I believe it shouldn't be made legal in Australia. 

Just by the way, I do NOT believe that people who call themselves Bisexual or Homosexual or Lesbian are evil people who should be shunned and looked down on as though they have leprosy or something.  PEOPLE ARE STILL PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE IT.  I do believe that their lifestyle is sinful but I am not "homophobic" in the sense that I have an insensible hatred towards people with differing sexual tendencies.  I am not homophobic! I do believe that their lifestyle is wrong and sinful, yes.  I do not "hate" them.