NC Baptists Take Bold Stand for Biblical Marriage

And about time. The biggest reason why our culture has declined so is that the mainstream church has said nothing about it. For any State Southern Baptist Convention to take such a bold stand is very good to see.

Furthermore, it is nothing less than their duty under the Baptist Faith and Message. Article 15 clearly states:

In the spirit of Christ, Christians should oppose...all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography.

Of course, a correspondent of mine points out that any definition of marriage must include clear definitions of the terms man and woman, lest some judge play around with those terms and declare a "queen" legally female, or a "butch" legally male, regardless of actual clinical gender. I would suggest that the proper thing to do is to clip the wings of the national judiciary, as Article III of the US Constitution clearly permits Congress to do. I quote Clause 2 of Section 2 of that Article:

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The emphasis, of course, is mine. And to my certain knowledge, certain Members of Congress have already taken the hint.