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\"\"By Heather Clark<\/strong>
\nChristian News Network<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

SPRINGFIELD \u2013 Lawmakers in Illinois have voted to legalize same-sex \u2018marriage\u2019 in the state, making the \u2018Land of Lincoln\u2019 the 15th in the nation to permit the practice.<\/p>\n

The matter was not without debate, however, as a number of legislators expressed their opposition to the measure, including from the Scriptures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis debate is a joke,\u201d remarked Democratic Representative Mary Flowers. \u201c[They] will not be truly married in God\u2019s eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

She pointed to the Book of Genesis during her comments, noting that God specifically created the woman for the man.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Republican Representative Dwight Kay agreed.\u00a0He told his fellow lawmakers that America was founded upon Scripture even before the U.S. Constitution was created.<\/div>\n

\u201cMy conviction happens to be that this (gay marriage) is wrong, but my conviction is that Scripture is right,\u201d he declared, according to the Chicago Tribune<\/em>. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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