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by Allie Martin – OneNewsNow<\/em>
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\nAn official with the\u00a0Institute on Religion & Democracy<\/a>\u00a0(IRD) says it’s a sad sign of the times that a group of “faith leaders” in Iowa signed a document declaring their support for same-sex “marriage.”<\/p>\n

The letter, dated and made public on Tuesday, was signed by more than 160 faith leaders and was presented to lawmakers during a news conference held by the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa. It says many faith traditions affirm that “where there is love, the sacred is in our midst” — and goes on to say: “This belief is the same for couples comprised of a man and a woman, two women, or two men.”<\/p>\n

Last year, the Iowa Supreme Court struck down a law banning homosexual marriage in the Hawkeye State. The Legislature has been encouraged to start the process of putting a constitutional amendment before voters that would overturn that ruling, but most Democrats — who hold the majority in both chambers — have chosen not to act.<\/p>\n

Alan Wisdom with the IRD says although the signers of the letter represent what he calls a small fringe of the Christian community, some damage has been done.<\/p>\n

“It does give cover to the proponents of same-sex marriage to pretend that they stand on equal religious ground,” he explains. “They’re going to claim…there are some Christians over there who are opposed to same-sex marriage, but [that] there are these other ones who favor it — as if it were an even division.”<\/p>\n

That claim, notes Wisdom, is untrue. “The overwhelming majority of the church in the United States and globally affirms the marriage of man and woman,” he emphasizes.<\/p>\n

Wisdom says it also damages the church when pastors, who are charged with defending God’s Holy Word, promote unscriptural practices. (Source-OneNewsNow<\/a>, Copyright 2007 American Family News Network – Used by permission)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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