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2/25/2008 4:59:05 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Maryland--Call to Oppose Repeal of One-man, One-woman Marriage

====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Maryland--Call to Oppose Repeal of One-man, One-woman Marriage Dear HSDLA Members and Friends: Maryland is one of the states that wisely chose to define marriage by law rather than wait for an activist judge to write his own definition--but now Delegate Benjamin Barnes wants to change that. House Bill 351 would repeal the definition of marriage as a union of one man and one woman and replace it with language permitting two people of the same gender to "marry." The freedom to homeschool rests in part on the protection of marriage as between one man and one woman. Attacks on marriage as it has been known and honored for centuries also undermine your right to homeschool. ACTION REQUESTED If you live in District 21, please call Delegate Barnes as soon as possible and deliver the following message in your own words: "Please withdraw House Bill No. 351. Marriage between one man and one woman is a foundation of our civilization. Altering this time-honored definition undermines the family and attacks parental rights." Benjamin Barnes District 21, Anne Arundel & Prince George's Counties (410) 841-3046 BACKGROUND How does redefining marriage or creating civil unions (in effect same-gender marriage) affect your parental rights and your right to homeschool? Here is what the Supreme Court said in 2000 in the case of Troxel v. Granville: "Our jurisprudence historically has reflected Western civilization concepts of the family (a married couple of one man and one woman) as a unit with broad parental authority over minor children. Our cases have consistently followed that course." An attack on one-man, one-woman marriage is therefore an attack on the foundation of parental rights themselves. Although the proponents of this and similar measures will declare the purpose is to grant rights to individuals, the fruit will be the destruction of parental rights. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely yours, Scott A. Woodruff ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! 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