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Spotted in the Washington Blade:
Ala. representative’s Bible challenge gets plenty of takers
Friday, February 18, 2005
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State Rep. Alvin Holmes has found plenty of people who want to challenge his claim that the Bible does not define marriage as being between a man and a woman. During debate on the House floor over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages, Holmes (D-Montgomery) pulled a wad of money out of his pocket and offered $700 to anyone who could find a Bible verse defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. The House has since received dozens of calls from people wanting to point out Bible verses to Holmes, and one person left a Bible for him. But Holmes, who has upped the offer to $5,000, said no one has shown him a verse that specifically says marriage is between a man and a woman and his money is still in his pocket. He said he has received quotations of various verses from Genesis, Deuteronomy and other Bible books referring to a man and his wife or a husband and his wife, but none that specifically refer to a man and a woman.
Ala. representative’s Bible challenge gets plenty of takers
Friday, February 18, 2005
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State Rep. Alvin Holmes has found plenty of people who want to challenge his claim that the Bible does not define marriage as being between a man and a woman. During debate on the House floor over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages, Holmes (D-Montgomery) pulled a wad of money out of his pocket and offered $700 to anyone who could find a Bible verse defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. The House has since received dozens of calls from people wanting to point out Bible verses to Holmes, and one person left a Bible for him. But Holmes, who has upped the offer to $5,000, said no one has shown him a verse that specifically says marriage is between a man and a woman and his money is still in his pocket. He said he has received quotations of various verses from Genesis, Deuteronomy and other Bible books referring to a man and his wife or a husband and his wife, but none that specifically refer to a man and a woman.
