[Harry Rex Vonner]

What is of interest to me is that simply because a man does not hold that a particular method of interpreting the Constitution is the be-all-end-all method...suddenly, he can't be a Christian, is a child of the father of lies, is fixated on homosexuality, etc. How is this not simply the oldest form of logical fallacy around? Abusive ad hominem, argument to the person instead of to the issue? This vitriol in defense of one's way of viewing the world burns people at the stake "for the glory of God," drowns women in Salem "for the glory of God," burns down black churches "for the glory of God." Not saying my adversaries on this site would support or do any of those things, but we do have to carefully mind what manner of spirit we are of.

I was not aware that we had a constitution at the time of the Salem witch trials. Also, I'd be interested in some solid evidence that black churches were ever burned down "for the glory of God."

If the discussion needs to be about evil acts of deranged individuals acting in a perverted manner and claiming their acts were for the "glory of God", I suspect we can find a goodly number committed by people of all races, creeds, colors, and sexual "preferences". Such facts, I'm sure, were and are abhorrent to God and should be to all of us.

Nonetheless, there is a multitude of difference between these acts, all unlawful, and the "legal" premeditated murder of our babies and the destruction of the God ordained definition of the sacrament of marriage.

If one cannot admit such a great difference, then one is merely trying to be argumentative because such a person can't possibly be that ignorant of truth.

Yes. I fervently believe in interpreting the constitution as it was written and intended- original intent. I, like some other posters, feel that our country is well on the way to absolute moral destruction. Another Obama appointee or appointments by Clinton will merely speed up the process. In those cases, we're done. Don't doubt it.