North Carolina lawmakers voted on Thursday to allow government officials to refuse to perform marriages by citing religious objections, protecting those who oppose same-sex weddings from losing their jobs.
The measure, already passed by the state Senate, heads to Governor Pat McCrory’s desk after being approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives in a 67-43 vote.
The following statement may be attributed to Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage in Washington, DC:
Many people think about fasting for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you need to renew your body and soul. Maybe you’re feeling sluggish or toxic and need to cleanse your body in short order. Or maybe you want to fast for spiritual reasons, such as a breakthrough in your personal life or for revival in this land.
“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.” —André Gide
We all want to keep our surroundings as clean as possible to reduce our risk of exposure to disease-carrying germs, but are we taking it too far?
By now you’ve heard about the dangers of sugar, particularly added sugars. It’s a genuine health crisis.
