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GOP State Senator Is Against Gay Marriage, Uses Alexander The Great As 'Overwhelming Evidence' Why
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| Last Edited | RBH Aug 29, 2013 12:00pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 28, 2013 01:00pm |
| Description | During a week where New Mexico's three largest counties decided to issue same-sex marriage licenses, one GOP official drew upon the Hellenistic era to craft his argument.
New Mexico state Sen. Bill Sharer (R-Farmington) has been a leading voice against giving the go-ahead for gay couples to marry. In a blog post published on his website last week, Sharer outlined some reasons showing "overwhelming evidence that the unit of 'mom, dad and children' has been encouraged from the earliest pre-written record."
Near the top of his list was how Alexander the Great handled homosexuality. Via Sharer's website:
Alexander the Great’s - View of Marriage
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) married a Bactrian woman – modern day Afghanistan. Alexander may have engaged in homosexual activity, but he married a woman.
He directed his officers to stop “whoring” around and find a local woman to marry.
WHY?
BECAUSE
“It is only through blood relations that hatred and war will end”. In other words, Alexander the Great thought that marriage was about creating and raising the next generation.
This is the reason for Marriage – |
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