Fundies sign "Manhattan Declaration" to stand up for "life, marriage and religious liberties"

[marmar]

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from the American Family Association, standing up for the rights of good Christian heterosexual Muslim-despising, anti-immigrant, will-convert-the-Jews-to-Jesus people everywhere:



It is time for us to declare our convictions!
Sign the Manhattan Declaration today. I did.

January 11, 2010

Christians across the nation are signing the new Manhattan Declaration in an effort to let our leaders and the culture know that we will not be silenced! We hope this Declaration grows into a major movement to defend, as never before, life, marriage, and religious liberties. To that end, your AFA, along with over 200 Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox leaders have signed the Manhattan Declaration and I am urging you to read and sign this Declaration that was penned by three authors including Chuck Colson.

When you sign the Manhattan Declaration, here's what you will be affirming (summary):

We are Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are: (1) the sanctity of life, (2) the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife, and (3) the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

Inasmuch as these truths are foundational to human dignity and the well-being of society, they are inviolable and non-negotiable. Because they are increasingly under assault from powerful forces in our culture, we are compelled today to speak out forcefully in their defense, and to commit ourselves to honoring them fully no matter what pressures are brought upon us and our institutions to abandon or compromise them. We make this commitment not as partisans of any political group but as followers of Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Lord, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what is Caesar’s. But under no circumstances will we render to Caesar what is God’s.

I hope you will sign the Declaration today. But it's not enough to just sign – you need to read it, study it, and learn how to defend these truths in the public square. We encourage you to forward this email to your friends and encourage them to sign as well.

In addition, please take advantage of these Downloadable Resources: (1) the Declaration; (2) Worldview Resource Directory; (3) A Guide for Study and Discussion; (4) Signatory Sheet; and (5) Official Summary of the Declaration that can be downloaded, copied and given away.


http://action.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147491051

[KittyWampus]

1. from the name "Life Marriage and Religious Liberty" I'd think they were Pro Choice, Gay Marriage

and supportive of separation of church and state.

[jakefrep]

2. Chuck Colson?

Now there's a font of moral wisdom!

[fascisthunter]

3. in other words, the neo-nazi movement is underway

just another HATE group hiding behind a christian cross.

[KittyWampus]

6. hasn't it been underway for some time? They just seem to be putting on a more acceptable

facade.

It's been like that in Europe.

They become very good at couching their hate in deceptive rhetoric.

[Bertha Venation]

4. Now it's the "dignity" of marriage, eh?

What happened to the "sanctity?" Did they finally get wise after considering the divorce rate?

Anyway, straight marriages suffer from lack of dignity all the time. Ask the cuckold and the battered wife.

[earth mom]

5. What does Manhattan have to do with this?

:wtf:

[marmar]

7. I assume they had some Fundie convention in NYC or something.....

nt

[earth mom]

9. I think it's because the fundies hate Manhattan and all it stands for.

They are giving Manhattan a bad name that's for sure. :grr:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. That's my guess and it pisses me off!

:grr:

[drm604]

10. Maybe it's an analogy to the Manhattan Project.

A way to end the (culture) war once and for all.

[nykym]

11. My first thought was

some strange connection to the Manhattan Project.

[niyad]

8. defending "the rights of conscience and religious liberty"? ONLY as it applies to THEM.

[drm604]

12. What is number 3 saying?

(3) the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

Is someone threatening their religious liberty? :shrug:

[ThatsMyBarack]

13. Howzabout this Facebook quote?:

"Since dignity of marriage is of such great concern, how does God feel about divorce?"

[sinkingfeeling]

14. What wonderful news! Millions of evangelicals and Catholics will be demanding an end to all

wars, drone bombings, and the death penalty! Peace will reign across the globe! And they are now more than willing to pay their taxes and stop cheating others out of their money! Love it!!

[drm604]

15. I does seem to say that,

but somehow I don't think it really means what it says.

[madinmaryland]

16. "Manhattan". That's awfully bizarre as NYC and Manhattan are known

as very diverse and open minded.

:wtf:

[drm604]

18. I think they believe that "Manhattan" makes it sound more important,

like the "Manhattan Project".

[krabigirl]

19. I wish the American Taliban would just shut the hell up.