"The Biblical principles of marriage"

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Courtesy of hotbutch:

The Presidential Prayer Team is currently urging us to "Pray for 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."

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 (Genesis 29:17-28; II Samuel 3:2-5).

B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to
his wife or wives (II Samuel 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chronicles 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. (Deuteronomy 22:13-21).

D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden (Genesis
24:3; Numbers 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Nehemiah 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 (Deuteronomy 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 (Genesis 38:6-10; Deuteronomy 25:5-10).

G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is
required that you get your father drunk and have sex with him (even if he
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 (Genesis 19:31-36).

If you have other Biblical injunctions to add to this list, please share
them with the Presidential Prayer Team:
http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

We need an estimate for the acceptable number of cows that must be paid to acquire a bride.