Jude 1:6-10 (New King James Version)
6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
After nearly two hours of emotional debate, the Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a civil-unions bill that gives same-sex couples many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage.
Senate Bill 172, by Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, is expected to easily pass the Democratic-controlled Senate today, but it faces a tougher battle in the Republican-controlled House. Hard-right members of the party already have accused the House speaker and majority leader of not being conservative enough, and failure to assign the measure to a so-called "kill" committee will only further their anger.
Senate supporters argued that the issue is about justice and equality, and they noted earlier civil-rights struggles, from giving women the vote to allowing interracial couples to marry.
Steadman, who is gay, choked back tears at times.
He stood in front of a stack of eight volumes of Colorado's revised statutes and said his bill simply allows gay couples access to laws already on the books.
"I can assure you if this were to become law and couples were to form civil unions, the sun will still rise over this great state of Colorado," he said.
"This will not cause the family or society to crumble. This will only make the families in our society and state stronger."
Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, reminded his colleagues that voters in 2006 rejected domestic partnerships and approved a constitutional amendment basically outlawing gay marriage.
Read more:Colorado Senate gives initial OK to civil-unions bill - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17687133?source=rss#ixzz1Hctgn2yJ
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