Subject: Ken Larsen Responds to Charles Jay's Press Release on Amendment 3
Issue: Amendment 3 - (proposal on Utah's 2004 ballot)
Date: October 26, 2004
Author: Ken Larsen

Ken responds:

A very wise man once said something like, "Render unto God the things that appertain to God and render unto the government those things that appertain to government." For example, it is a terrible mistake to give the sword of government to the clergy. The result has been the Spanish Inquisition, the Nazi Holocaust, the Crusades and the current mess in the Middle East. On the other hand, it is an equally terrible mistake to put the beliefs of the church in the hands of the government. We complain that fundamentalist Islamists want to rule Iraq and impose their customs. Yet, we are there to force them to be just like us. Is that not hypocrisy? Is it not oxymoronic to force a people to be free? We say they must not be allowed to force their religion on their minorities. Then, we force our religious definition of marriage on our minorities. The definition of marriage is one of those things of God that must not be rendered unto the government. Marriage partners should be free to file their legally binding contracts with the government for possible enforcement. Government should not be free to define the conditions of that contract.

As much as Jesus preached against adultery, he refused to legislate his beliefs. So should we. No on 3!

Ken Larsen, Candidate for Governor
Personal Choice Party

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