Those who believe that marriage is an evolving concept and that “same-sex marriage” is based on man’s new understanding of the nature of homosexual orientation fundamentally assert that “marriage” itself is a meaningless notion. If the concept of marriage has no fixed reference point beyond the evolving (constantly changing) mind of man, then no idea of marriage can have any permanence or claim to be the right view of marriage since, according to evolutionary dogma, man may yet progress to new understandings of marriage in the future. The logic of evolutionary thought also leads to the possibility that the idea of “same-sex marriage” will be rejected in the future as an ignoble phase of human development for which man should be ashamed. If it might be renounced in the future, on what ethical grounds can it be wrong to oppose it today?

William Einwechter

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Jewish		54	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Eggs
1/2	ts	Salt
2	tb	Oil
1 1/4	c	Flour

INSTRUCTIONS

Source: Second Helpings Please
Beat eggs, stir in salt and oil. Add flour gradually, mixing constantly,
until dough is smooth. Turn onto a floured board. Roll 1/8" thick. Cut in
2" squares. Dip one side of square in oil, then sugar. Bake sugar-side up
on ungreased baking sheet at 400*F for 6 - 8 minutes. Some cookies may
brown more quickly than others, so remove as ready. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD
digest V97 #090 by alotzkar@direct.ca (Al) on Mar 19, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“You’re on this planet for a purpose. Find it.”

I’d like to propose that God’s love is much different and better than unconditional. Unconditional love, as most of us understand it, begins and ends with sympathy and empathy, with blanket acceptance. It accepts you as you are with no expectations. You in turn can take it or leave it. But think about what God’s love for you is like. God does not calmly gaze on you in benign affirmation. God cares too much to be unconditional in His love… Such real love is hard to do. It is so different from “You’re okay in my eyes. I accept you just because you’re you, just as I accept everybody. I won’t judge you or impose my values on you.” Unconditional love feels safe, but the problem is that there is no power to it. When we ascribe unconditional love to God, we substitute a teddy bear for the king of the universe… The word “unconditional” may be an acceptable way to express God’s welcome, but it fails to communicate its purpose: a comprehensive and lifelong rehabilitation, learning “the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”

David Powlison