Endtime Magazine Jan-Feb 2013 | Page 24

squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who opposes samesex marriage. “At a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News. Obama: Michelle Influenced Gay Marriage Decision Washington Examiner – May 9, 2012 First Lady Michelle Obama contributed to the president making his long-delayed declaration of support for gay marriage, which he positioned as an outgrowth of his Christian faith. Obama indicated that he chose to support gay marriage – after previously opposing it as a Senate candidate – in order to conform to his understanding of Christianity. “We are both practicing Christians,” he said, referring to himself and his wife. When we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it’s also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated.” Editor’s note: It’s amazing that a person can take a position exactly opposite to what the Bible teaches and blame it on Christianity. Here’s what the Bible says about homosexuality. Old Testament: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. (Leviticus 20:13) New Testament: For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; (Romans 1:26-28) 24 www.endtime.com JAN/FEB 2013 “...AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF LOT...EVEN THUS SHALL IT BE IN THE DAY WHEN THE SON OF MAN IS REVEALED.” Appeals Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act Reuters – May 31, 2012 A federal appeals court on Thursday found a law that denies federal benefits