House Proceeding 07-18-06 on Jul 18th, 2006 :: 2:57:42 to 2:59:51
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Speech By: J. Randy Forbes

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J. Randy Forbes: from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now recognize the gentleman from texas for an unanimous consent statement. >> i oppose h.j. 88. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: thank

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Emanuel Cleaver: you, mr. speaker. i now yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from missouri. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in 1974

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Speech By: Emanuel Cleaver

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Emanuel Cleaver: i was ordained as an elder in the united methodist church having having completed three years of seminary, four years of undergraduate. i have been pastoring for 32 years, and as of today i have never

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Emanuel Cleaver: been asked to perform a wedding between same-sex partners. i don't even know of a minister who has ever been made that request. and so i am not sure how significant this is except for the

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Emanuel Cleaver: fact that i'm not here to defend anything except the church. we have people sitting in the gallery and people looking at this broadcast all across america. and the chances are really high

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Emanuel Cleaver: that almost 100% of them have marriage licenses signed by a member of the clergy and not a member of congress. marriage was ordained by god, and in all of the weddings, the words are read, marriage

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Emanuel Cleaver: is an institution by god signifying the united of this man and woman in holy matrimony and then we go on to say that, in my tradition, christ adorned and butteified marriage when he performed

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Emanuel Cleaver: his first marriage. marriage is sacred. it is holy. it is an institution created by the church, and now the united states congress is going to trespass on the property of the church?

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i am concerned that we have gone too far. every denomination in the world is debating this issue, and it should remain in that domain, not on the floor of congress. . i don't want congress