tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post4837245623361748794..comments2023-10-28T01:54:40.171-07:00Comments on Blowing in the Wyoming Wind by Rodger McDaniel: Why I will be on the steps of the State Capitol WednesdayBlowing in the Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643449161509337335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-68046494759099705252011-02-18T03:54:16.686-08:002011-02-18T03:54:16.686-08:00Dear Timothy...thanks for reading my blog. I have ...Dear Timothy...thanks for reading my blog. I have a Rabbi friend who wrote about this question. Being a Rabbi and these 600 laws being a part of the Jewish Bible (our Old Testament), he has an interesting perspective, Rabbi Harvey uses the story of Moses and Pharaoh to make his point. "What is Pharaoh’s stubbornness? Pharaoh has a predisposition to bigotry. All of us do, that is, all of us have some hardness in our hearts. Why did Pharaoh, why do we, have this predisposition to bigotry? Because -- all bigotry derives from the same human need, the need to build our own self-esteem, to feel better about ourselves. A cheap, easy way to build self-worth is to knock down the value of others." So...this particular ancient law continues to matter because it is one of those on which some can justify their need to marginalize others. Curiously...there are several of those 600 laws that teach acceptance of immigrants. As you know, those are not touted much these days. Thanks for your note. RodgerBlowing in the Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643449161509337335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-73664448169136639592011-02-17T23:00:44.379-08:002011-02-17T23:00:44.379-08:00I just stumbled over your blog and I live it! I...I just stumbled over your blog and I live it! I'm so glad to see like-minded persons in a state where they are so rare. I have always been curious about something you mentioned in your previous blog regarding the Old Testiment: If people argue homosexuality is one of over 600 "abominations", why do they not see the others as wrong and not put into practice in their daily routines? Surely they have to see error in their logic right? If not, why are these other no-nos overlooked?<br /><br />TimTimothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491465798689295694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-43438957012311220282011-02-15T17:14:38.421-08:002011-02-15T17:14:38.421-08:00Amen. Thanks for reading the blog and for commenti...Amen. Thanks for reading the blog and for commenting. I use the blog to give people an alternative view of Christianity. If Jesus had any message it was indeed to challenge the dominant religious and political dogma.Blowing in the Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643449161509337335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-70646320676703186902011-02-15T17:06:30.146-08:002011-02-15T17:06:30.146-08:00I heard about this also on the NPR today. I think...I heard about this also on the NPR today. I think it's great what you and your wife are doing. It has always bothered me that some Christians spew hate against other people. I don't recall the bible giving anyone the right to pass judgment. We are ALL born into sin, so how can we judge the lives of others. Perhaps it would be better to evaluate our own lives and hearts to better serve God through our actions and love for others.Delayed Common Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547797099762784898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-37692306744240080642011-02-15T09:53:29.203-08:002011-02-15T09:53:29.203-08:00Thanks Mary,
This is language from the bill: &quo...Thanks Mary, <br />This is language from the bill: "A party to a domestic civil union or marriage which would be void under subsection (a) of this section if contracted as a marriage in Wyoming, shall not be entitled to the legal obligations, responsibilities, protections or benefits afforded or recognized by the law of Wyoming to married persons and spouses, whether they derive from statute, administrative rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil or criminal law."<br /><br />So the main legal issues I see are:<br />1. The impact falls on people who either move to Wyoming or experience certain events while just traveling through;<br />2. Under Wyoming law, a spouse is protected from being excluded from his/her spouse's estate through inheritance. This bill would nullify that protection even though the marriage was legal in the state where it was performed;<br />3. Under Wyoming law, spousal communications are deemed confidential in criminal and civil court cases. The bill nullifies this protection for same sex couples;<br />4. If you have health insurance under a group plan covering your spouse, insurance companies may deny claims that occur in Wyoming, e.g. a couple legally married in Iowa, have a car accident while travelling through Cody. The Cody hospital may be left unreimbursed;<br />5. My guess is there are many such issues the legislature has failed to consider involving such important matters as child custody, joint ownership of property, etc.<br /><br />Hope that helps,<br /><br />RodgerBlowing in the Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643449161509337335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-46551321587175510852011-02-15T09:40:17.033-08:002011-02-15T09:40:17.033-08:00Dear Rodger,
I'm preparing my second newspaper...Dear Rodger,<br />I'm preparing my second newspaper column on the gay marriage issue and would like to refer to your protest. I have made reference to the film "In My Father's Church" where a woman asks her United Methodist pastor father to marry her and her partner as an example of the theological path and the issue of sanctity within religious traditions. I am contrasting that to the legal issues of the marriage license and the power it carries and hence what legal ramifications are suffered by gay couples when their marriage isn't licensed. May I quote your blog? What are the top five legal issues in your mind? Thanks, Mary Keller, Weekly column "Looking Backward and Moving Forward" in the Cody EnterpriseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com