Today is a tremendously important day for marriage and children, as the Federal Court reviews Utah’s marriage amendment, and the same sex mandate. Here are four small things that you can do to protect marriage today.
#1Share a prayer. It was a tender moment to receive texts from both the Attorney General Sean Reyes, and Representative LaVar Christensen as they stepped into the courtroom, asking for our prayers to be with them. There are thousands of Utahns
pausing to pray for the legal team as they present
their case before the federal four today in Denver.
Don’t miss being part of this sacred privilege.
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Doubtless we will be joining the same religious
leaders of many faiths whose calls for action have
initiated the traditional marriage movement.
#2 Join us for a 3o minute press conference
tomorrow at 12 noon in the capitol rotunda thanking
the legal team for defending Utah’s children
and Utah’s marital law. We need to show Utah
that we are as passionate as ever about defending
marriage as the only institution that can prevent the
creation of fatherless children.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. #3 Join us for a strategy meeting immediately
before the press conference, 11:00 AM, Room 210
in the senate building on the capitol campus, where we
date on the legal case, and Utah’s position in the debate about redefining marriage.
#4 Remember to speak up about the truth of marriage. No matter who endorses gay marriage, it rings hollow to tell a child ‘you have to give up a mom so that we could stand on the right side of history.’ I’d like to share a photo that helps me remember who is most affected by redefining marriage.
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It looks like these men will be two very doting fathers. But this mother knows that no matter how loving, two fathers can never replace a mother. When you look into her eyes you can see that she realizes that the only way these two children will experience her motherhood is through a photo of her gifting them as a remedy for two men’s infertility. These quiet questions will trouble both mother and children through out their lives.
You can read this story from the adult’s point of view here. But the child’s point of view will never be given a second thought, unless we raise these questions with our friends and families, both privately and publicly.
I hope to visit with you tomorrow, as we work to protect children and marriage. May the Lord bless us all, in these critical moments.
