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You know what the Historical Reason for the "State Militias" written into the Constitution, was???
 Well, DO you?

The State Militias were NOT "bands of Patriots fighting the British" or foreign invaders.
The State Militias were INSISTED UPON by the Southern States to PUT DOWN SLAVE REBELLIONS and to HUNT DOWN ESCAPED SLAVES and to TERRORIZE SLAVES SO THEY WOULDN'T RUN AWAY.
The ENTIRE SLAVE SYSTEM OF THE SOUTH, DEPENDED UPON "ARMED {White, of course!} CITIZENS" for its functioning as SLAVERY IN ECONOMIC PRODUCTION.
These ARMED MILITIA GROUPS were known as "Patrollers" or, in Slave dialect, "Paterollers", because that's what they DID.
There still were SLAVE REBELLIONS anyway, and Runaway slaves - but, the system COULD NOT HAVE BEEN KEPT GOING without CONSTANT ARMED WATCHFULNESS AND TERROR. The slaves were not as "docile" and "reconciled to their condition" as Southern propaganda has told us! These Armed Militias killed, maimed, re-enslaved and terrorized thousands of Black people - and even Free Blacks, whom they could not tolerate either!

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THAT is the True Story of THE SECOND AMENDMENT - which we are not taught in schools! Needless to say, the Second Amendment does not say a WORD about slavery directly, as even then decent people were ASHAMED of it... and you will find, in 18th-century literature, at the time the Constitution was written, euphemisms and avoidance of the subject...

A culture in which women are expected to remain virgins until marriage is a rape culture. In that vision, women’s bodies are for use primarily for procreation or male pleasure. They must be kept pure. While cultural conservatives would disagree, this attitude gives men license to patrol—in some cases with violence—women's hopes for controlling their lives and bodies.

Those who are outraged by Gay Marriage, are basically outraged by the very idea{!} of Gay Sex. Of course married people have sex, and UNmarried people have sex too - it is just the idea of the State "officially" saying having - and enjoying! - Gay Sex is okay and not a "Sin".

Gay sex, dontcha know, is inherently WORSE than other, heterosexual sex. Of course, according to the Christian Catholic doctrine of Original Sin, heterosex is BAD, EVIL, DIRTY too - ALL sex is Bad, Evil, Dirty, Sinful. Even THINKING about Sex, is Bad, Evil, Dirty, Sinful in itself - so much more is actually DOING it! And ALL AFFECTION AND LOVING IS TAINTED because that dirty ol' Sex, Original Sin, etc., creeps into it.
But, because Society MUST go on, and children MUST be born "between pee and excrement" as I think St. Augustine said...
Marriage makes hetero sex OKAY! and at least, a bit LESS sinful...
THAT is why the Haters are against Gay Marriage. They are TIED to the idea of Sex as Sinful, Evil, Tainted UNLESS it has the official Stamp of Approval on it.... that makes {hetero} married sex Okay {just marginally!}. They don't WANT Sex to be other than a dirty shameful anti-life thing...

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-ridiculous-arguments-officially-filed-against-marriage-equality.html#ixzz2KFli2hLS

Devils marching "Sinners" down to Hell!

At any moment, Nigeria's parliament could pass one of the harshest anti-gay laws the world has ever seen.

10 years in prison for living with someone of the same sex
10 years in prison for supporting the idea of a pride march
14 years in prison for trying to have a wedding

All Out is working closely with the following partner organisations in Nigeria:

Changing Attitude Nigeria, Improved Youth Health Initiative, Initiative for Advancement of Humanity, International Center for Advocacy on Right to Health, Sexual Minorities Against AIDS in Nigeria, The Initiative for Equal Rights, The Initiative for Improved Male Health, Nigerian LGBTIs in the Diaspora Against Anti-Same Sex Laws.

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This is NO SURPRISE after the Kill the Gays Bill pending in the Ugandan Parliament.

Since being Gay is as old as the Human race, and older, found among all sorts of primates and other animals! - of course there have been Gay people in Africa since the beginning!

"each of us covenant and promise that we will not reveal any of the secrets of this, the first token of the Aaronic priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign or penalty. Should we do so, we agree that our throats be cut from ear to ear and our tongues torn out by their roots."

ADAM: "All bow your heads and say Yes."

TEMPLE PATRONS: "Yes." (All patrons sit down.)

PETER: "The brethren and sisters will now stand, push back the seats, place the robe on the left shoulder, and receive the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood. We and each of us do covenant and promise that we will not reveal the secrets of this, the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, grip or penalty. Should we do so, we agree to have our breasts cut open and our hearts and vitals torn from our bodies and given to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field."

"All bow your heads and say yes."

TEMPLE PATRONS: "Yes." (All patrons sit down.)

PETER: "We and each of us do covenant and promise that we will not reveal any of the secrets of this, the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign or penalty. Should we do so, we agree that our bodies be cut asunder in the midst and all our bowels gush out."

"All bow your heads and say yes."

TEMPLE PATRONS: "Yes." (All patrons sit down.)

Death Oaths Made by All Mormon Temple Patrons from the 1930's until April 1990:

Mormon Temple Death Oath #1:

ELOHIM: "All arise." (All patrons stand.)

ELOHIM: "Each of you make the sign of the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, by bringing your right arm to the square, the palm of the hand to the front, the fingers together, and the thumb extended. This is the sign. Now, repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant, at the same time representing the execution of the penalty."

"I ________, think of the new name, covenant before God, angels and these witnesses that I will never reveal the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name and sign, and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken."

(Patrons perform the action as the Officiator guides them.)

"That will do." (Patrons sit down.)

Mormon Death Oath #2:

PETER: "The sign is made by bringing the right hand in front of you, with the hand in cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, and the left arm being raised to the square. This is the sign. (The officiator demonstrates.) The Execution of the Penalty is represented by placing the right hand on the left breast, drawing the hand quickly across the body, and dropping the hands to the sides. I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are associated with this token, its name, and sign, and penalty, and which you will be required to take upon yourselves."

PETER: "All arise. (All Patrons stand.) Each of you make the sign of the Second Token of the Aaronic priesthood by bringing the right hand in front of you, with the hand in cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, and the left arm being raised to the square. This is the sign."

"Now, repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant, at the same time representing the Executing of the Penalty."

"I, _________, think of the first given name, solemnly covenant, before God, angels, and these witnesses that I will never reveal the second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, and sign, and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken."

(Patrons perform the action as the Officiator guides them.)

"That will do." (All patrons sit down.)

Mormon Temple Death Oath #3:

PETER: "All arise. (All patrons stand.) Each of you make the sign of the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the Nail by brining the left hand in front of you with the hand in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square; also by bringing the right hand is also brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close together, the thumb extended, and by placing the thumb over the left hip. This is the sign."

"Now repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant, at the same time representing the Execution of the Penalty:"

"I solemnly covenant in the name of the Son that I will never reveal the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying name,and sign and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken."

(Patrons perform the action as the Officiator guides them.)

"That will do." (All patrons sit down.)

Even today, Mormon Temple patrons make the oaths of secrecy above, although without the gruesome penalties.

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Also, all Mormon Temple Patrons today still make an oath to sacrifice their lives and all they posses for the church
THAT MEANS THAT MITT ROMNEY HAS ACTUALLY TAKEN THE FORM OF THE OATH THAT WAS MANDATED FROM THE 1930's TO THE 1990's. Since he was a Mormon adult and Bishop, even, during that time. ALL Mormon adults are REQUIRED so to swear. They STILL have DEATH OATHS today.

They swear, as Mitt has done, {Ann too!}, to SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES AND ALL THEY POSSESS, FOR THE CHURCH.

 The site is called "Rethinking Mormonism", and you can go there to VERIFY;

 A friend of mine recently sent me some info, I followed up on it, at first dis-believing like no doubt most or all of you would! But, after several days of follow-up, I HAVE come to these conclusions: that humans never landed on the Moon; that the Astronauts were actors {altho really recruited from real Military Test Pilots}; and the "Moon" scenes were shot on a FILM SET.

[And, Oh! I REALLY DID LOVE THE MOVIE, "THE RIGHT STUFF"! SOOOO beautiful!!!!!]

According to Polls, 20% of Americans now apparently believe as I have come to believe...

The info that my friend sent me, that got me started doing my OWN research, was a website called "Wagging the Moondoggie", by David McGowan. That started it, but I went lots of other places too. One thing led to another. There are also of course "debunking" sites. I took all that into consideration!

And No, I am not a "conspiracy nut" that thinks the Illuminati and/or the Freemasons or groups like that, are behind all the bad things and deception in the world!!!

This is an article I am copying from the Seattle Gay News [September 21, 2012].

By Michael Raitt, SGN Contributing Writer.

"What does Gay really mean? Going beyond 'sexual orientation' to embrace a deeper truth".

Do you remember "Uncle Frank" and his good friend/roommate, "Uncle Bill"? Or "Aunt Sue" and her friend, "Aunt Barbara"? They lived together for years and it was tacitly understood that their relationship went beyond that of a simple friendship, but the precise nature of that partnership was never openly talked about and was only superficilly acknowledged. Most of us can recall a situation in our family or neighborhood that resembled this.

Now these relationships are being talked about and they are being framed in the context of what they are really about -- love! I hear politicians talking about "being accepted for whom you love" and I see TV ads where parents are talking about loving their children and accepting their child's partner -- the person their child loves -- into their family. People are talking about the right to marriage -- not for monetary gain or to push a political agenda for the sake of pushing an agenda. Rather, because of love.

For years, the terms "Gay", "Lesbian", and "homosexual" have had double meanings. One meaning was that two women or two men were in a relationship together. However, the more powerful meaning, and the bigger focus that was applied, was around the act of sex, and the popular terms used were {and still are, I might add} "sexuality" and "sexual orientation". Being Gay was reduced to describing who we were having sex with. We've had it backwards this whole time!

Historically, I understand why it was backwards. The social constraints were so punitive in years past that, although many men and women longed for loving relationships with someone of the same gender, they absolutely couldn't risk it. The most feasible option left, in those times, was to go and seek a quick sexual connection.

A NEW PARADIGM

However, times are changing. Individuals, families, friends, and communities are recognizing that being Lesbian or Gay is about being in a romantic, loving relationship. People are seeing that their Lesbian and Gay sons, daughters, parents, friends, bosses, neighbors, politicians, and celebrities are pursuing loving relationships.

Being Gay or Lesbian is an emotional orientation! We should be stating that explicitly and correcting people by saying exactly that -- "Gay is not a sexual orientation, it is an emotional orientation", and "I am Lesbian/Gay because of who I love and not who I have sex with." We should be making it clear that love is the emotion that drives relationships, and we do that by using accurate terminology. I am Gay because of my ability to have a romantic, emotional connection with another man. "Emotional orientation" more truthfully explains the experience of being Lesbian or Gay. This whole push for marriage equality is about the emotional relationship between two adults -- not who they have sex with!

It is no longer acceptable, either for us or for the people who know us and love us, to allow the designation of Lesbian or Gay to reduce us to an act of sex. This is why I strongly disagree with the terminology of "sexual orientation". Sexual orientation almost entirely negates what it really means to be Lesbian or Gay. Those of us who are Lesbian or Gay should no longer be referring to our "sexuality". This minimizes who we are and perpetuates the focus on an act of sex rather than on the emotional bond that love brings. "Sexuality" and "sexual orientation" describe the simplest of observable human behaviors. It is impossible for those two terms to capture the real nature and complexity of emotion and relationship dynamics that are part of being Lesbian or Gay.

IT'S ABOUT LOVE

Love is very complex. We know little about it. We know it is a very strong drive and we know there are different kinds of love. Familial love is different than the love one has for, say, a favorite sports team. There is love of country, food, and gardening. Some love to paint or they love their job. People love their friends and their cars. Yet there is another love that is quite different from all of these. It is romantic love!

The majority of us have experienced romantic love. It is a sensation unlike almost anything else. It is exciting and scary. It creates bonds that can transcend physical time and life. We build families around it. I don't know of anyone who can tell us with certainty exactly how it happens but it does. What I can tell you is that romantic love is the force that makes us Lesbian or Gay. Every single Lesbian woman and Gay man who reads this can relate. They know it is true to the core of their being.

We are talking about love. We are fighting for love. Acknowledging our capacity to love makes us feel good. Being in love makes us healthier and happier. Love forms bonds and families and families create strong communities and a thriving country. Love is one of the most basic, yet extraordinarily powerful emotions that most humans seek to experience. We are hard-wired to love. Let us actively and accurately portray what being Lesbian or Gay really is - an emotional orientation!

[Michael Raitt, M.A., L.M.H.C., is a therapist and a contributing writer to SHN, where his column appears bi-monthly. If you would like to comment on this column, ask a question you'd like him towrite about, or suggest another topic of interest, please contct him at askingmichael@comcast.net.]