France to Replace 'Mother' and 'Father' With 'Parents' on Official Documents

Colin Dye — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:01:21 +0000

Yet another attack from the secular state on the Godly institution that is marriage…

French pr?sident Fran?ois Hollande

The governing body of France has stated that should the government pass legislation redefining the historical interpretation of marriage, current words used to describe parental figures could be removed and replaced with gender-neutral wording.
Francois Hollande, the French President, pledged to introduce legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage while he was running for president. Opponents have voiced their concern over the proposal to remove the words “mother” and “father” from official documents should the country adopt same-sex marriage.

The change would only permit the use of the word “parents,” which would be used in marriage ceremonies for both heterosexual and homosexual ceremonies.

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The question is, what does God have to say about all of this?

The sexual revolution of the sixties and seventies has paved the way for the lifting of censorship restrictions at a number of levels. Sex education in schools is but one example. But what has all this sexual ?liberation? and so-called ?freedom? meant in practice? In the twenty-first century we are now reaping the fruits of that of our past carelessness. The institution of marriage itself is under threat; the ?normal? family unit is under threat; it is common for people to indulge in ?alternative? lifestyles.

The Roman Catholic church taught that marriage was a sacrament, a view also adopted by the Anglican church at a certain point. This sounds good initially, because of the inference that marriage is sacred ? and of course it is a sacred institution. But I have a feeling that the motivation behind such teaching was not so much to protect the sanctity of marriage, but to try to shield Christian marriage from the common sensual, pleasurable approach to human relationships that was prevalent in society at the time. Such teaching tried to suggest that marriage was such a holy thing that the physical aspect of it was irrelevant, other than for producing children.

The covenant of marriage is first mentioned in Genesis 2:24: ?Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.? This original covenant of companionship was given by God in the context of the great creation mandate to fill the earth and to subdue it; to multiply and have dominion. It was a covenant of complete companionship at every level, including the physical, sexual level. But it cannot be compared with the covenant of companionship that one can enjoy with a person of the same sex ? that companionship operates on an entirely different level.

The marriage covenant necessarily entails two people of the opposite sex being ?joined together? and becoming ?one flesh? in the context of sexual intimacy ? which God has only ever sanctioned and blessed within the confines of marriage. No other relationship can be a substitute for that.

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Two weights, two measures …(double standards)

Colin Dye — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0000

Deux poids, deux mesures

Or how our authorities encourage Muslim groups at the expense of Christian groups. The Islamo-collabos strike again.
Is France still the land of human rights? What happened to our beautiful Marianne? What characterizes a democracy is freedom of expression, thought, and freedom of religion. We know that in many Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia or Iran, Christians are persecuted, the apostates executed. What about our land in Europe, what happened to our Judeo-Christian heritage?
The story that follows illustrates a phenomenon all too recurrent in France today and reflects the pressure on those who seek only to exercise their right to freedom of worship.
David and Christine, a couple of evangelical pastors in the Paris region has borne the brunt of what can be described as persecution by local authorities since 2007.
As they were about to own their premises in Bagnolet, an Islamic group bought the place they were supposed to occupy and began to use as a illegal mosque. The trustee filed a complaint against them and the response was disproportionate. These Muslims attacked the trustee and took several people hostage to sow terror in order to continue their religious activities on the premises at will. The mayor gave way to fear and intimidation and the illegal mosque managed to take hold.
David and Christine then took the decision to go to court. The first ruling was to prohibit the use of the room to Muslims and to the church. But after an appeal, the decision was made by the judge to allow the mosque to continue, and David and Christine had no choice but to leave.
In 2008, when they chose to settle in Noisy-Le-Sec, and open a conference center, a multipurpose venue whose function is to serve the community. The idea was not necessarily to open a place of worship, but to create a recreation area to help local youth. The mayor was looking forward to this project until they learn that David and Christine were pastors. Since then they have continued to fight for the right to use the new premises, but the mayor has done everything to oppose this project. Lie after lie, all excuses are good to keep this couple to use the room. The excuses most often advanced are the safety concerns of the building, yet everything is standard. David and Christine are completely exhausted and stressed. While mosques obtain authorizations by fear and intimidation, this couple does not seem to see the end of the tunnel. All they ask is to exercise their freedom of worship in a free country. Welcome to Eurabia, where the churches become underground, and where mosques abound.
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PROCESS OF OUR OPERATION in NOISY THE SEC:
– SEPT 2005 Meeting with the 1st Assistant Mayor. He brings out the red carpet for the establishment of a project such as a CONFERENCE Centre.
– NOV 2005 Meeting with the Mayor, . She is very supportive of the PROJECT.
– JULY 2006 Submission of Planning PERMISSION
– AUGUST 2006 The Mayor’s office DESENGAGE from the land and we receive the D.I.A (Declaration d Intention d Ali?ner) (Notice of Intent to Dispose of [Real] Property)
– AUTUMN 2006. We were obliged to pour concrete into the foundation to obtain the PC. (Planning Permission) at a COST of 100?000?.
– JANUARY 2007 PERMISSION to Build granted
– FEBRUARY 2007 The Mayor’s office changes it’s mind and wants to freeze all projects in the zone. But they did not inform us.
-The rest of the year it was difficult to obtain FINANCES
– JANUARY 2008. We were summoned By the Mayor. ?She was angry because David is a Pastor.
She said they will give us a compensation and we had to leave.
Nothing has been done in that regard.
– MARCH 2008 NEW MAYOR .
– She didn’t want to take a decision on our application
-?She lost the post of MAYOR IN DEC 2010.
– NEW MAYOR ?12 DEC 2010.
– The former mayor becomes Assistant MAYOR with responsibility for Town Planning.
– Since then we’ve submitted two applications to regularise our installation. Both refused.
– The last one which is still outstanding,
– 22 DEC 2011. ??STAY OF PROCEEDINGS for.? 2 to 3 YEARS?? This means that during this period the Mayor’s office doesn’t want to make a decision.
– All the services of the PREFECTURE, Fire Brigade, HANDICAPPED and POLICE have given a FAVORABLE report.
– The AUTHORISATION for Opening is in the hands of the Mayor but he refuses to do it.
– They are quite annoyed that they had granted us the PC and they are trying to OPPRESS us MORALLY by REFUSING TO give us this AUTHORISATION for Several REASONS.
Firstly and?PRINCIPALLY It is the cost of COMPENSATING US IF ONE DAY the installation is done. The other reason has never been written down on paper, the fact that David is a?PASTOR.

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France to Replace 'Mother' and 'Father' With 'Parents' on Official Documents

Yet another attack from the secular state on the Godly institution that is marriage…

The question is, what does God have to say about all of this?

Two weights, two measures …(double standards)