When: 11:00 am, Saturday, November 11, 2006
Where: Old Country Buffet 1245 Whitehall Ave, Allentown, PA
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National Marriage week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the tremendous importance that marriage plays in our society. Where marriage is not revered, it takes toll not only on individuals, but also on society as a whole. Marriage reflects the foundation that God set for mankind to grow and prosper. A man and woman join together to form a union called marriage.
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The Marriage Summit, based on President Bush’s Healthy Marriage Initiative, is to increase the much-needed awareness of the importance of “family” and put into motion programs designed to aid individuals to better understand what they can do to strengthen family life. This is an opportunity to learn more about this initiative and hear how communities and faith-based organizations are already making a difference and to strategize with others about how congregations and faith-based organizations can get involved in improving family life.
The majority of Supreme Court justices may not be willing to admit it, but everyone else seems eager to acknowledge that the greatest near-term consequence of the Lawrence v. Texas anti-sodomy ruling could be the legalization of homosexual marriage.
Although the court’s majority opinion attempts to distance the ruling from the marriage debate, the dissenting justices say, “Do not believe it.” Major Web sites such as America Online’s home page, as well as newspapers and TV commentators, have signaled that the decision puts the gay-marriage debate in high gear. The Washington Post’s front page trumpeted, “A debate on marriage, and more, now looms.” And Newsweek’s July 7 cover asks: “Is Gay Marriage Next?”
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