The following statement has been released by The Lakewood Vaad:
A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey Legislature to “redefine” the long-established meaning of conventional marriage to include lifestyles that are an affront to our Torah, our moral principles and the family values shared by most Americans.
Our community cannot stand silent without a strong protest of this hurtful proposal.
Additionally, there is the real issue of our religious freedom. America has a long and precious tradition of allowing full freedom for us to practice our religion as defined by the Torah and our Rabbinical authorities. Passage of this bill may infringe on those freedoms by forcing the legal acceptance of deviant and immoral lifestyles.
The NJ Senate is scheduled to vote on this bill this Thursday. The vote is expected to be very close.
Please contact every NJ senator you can to politely express your vehement opposition to this proposed “alternative marriage” legislation.
Sample Call: “I would like to express my deep opposition to the Redefining Marriage Bill. It goes against the core family values America was built on”.
Senator Diane B. Allen (609) 239-2800
Senator Bill Baroni (609) 631-9988
Senator Christopher Bateman (908) 526-3600
Senator James Beach (856) 489-3442
Senator Jennifer Beck (732) 933-1591
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (973) 627-9700
Senator Barbara Buono (732) 205-1372
Senator Gerald Cardinale (201) 567-2324
Senator Andrew R. Ciesla (732) 840-9028
Senator Richard J. Codey (973) 731-6770
Senator Christopher J. Connors (609) 693-6700
Senator Sandra B. Cunningham (201) 451-5100
Senator Michael J. Doherty (908) 835-0552
Senator Nia H. Gill (973) 509-0388
Senator John A. Girgenti (973) 427-1229
Senator Robert M. Gordon 703-9779
Senator Philip E. Haines (609) 654-1498
Senator Sean T. Kean (732) 974-0400
Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (908) 232-3673 (908) 918-0414 (908) 232-2073
Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. (732) 671-3206
Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (908) 624-0880
Senator Fred H. Madden, Jr. (856) 232-6700 (856) 401-3073
Senator Kevin J. O’Toole (973) 237-1360
Senator Steven V. Oroho (973) 300-0200 (973) 584-4670
Senator Joseph Pennacchio (973) 227-4012
Senator Dana L. Redd (856) 225-9068
Senator Ronald L. Rice (973) 371-5665
Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (973) 484-1000
Senator Nicholas J. Sacco (201) 295-0200
Senator Paul A. Sarlo (201) 804-8118
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (908) 587-0404
Senator Robert W. Singer (732) 901-0702
Senator Bob Smith (732) 752-0770
Senator Brian P. Stack (201) 861-5091 (201) 558-7926
Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (856) 251-9801 (856) 455-1011 (856) 339-0808
Senator Shirley K. Turner (609) 530-3277
Senator Jeff Van Drew (609) 465-0700 (856) 765-0891 (856) 696-7109 (609) 926-3779 Senator Joseph F. Vitale (732) 855-7441
Senator Loretta Weinberg (201) 928-0100
Senator Jim Whelan (609) 383-1388
{Dovid Bernstein-Matzav.com Newscenter}
Where were you guys on election day ?????
vote corzine
Corzine lost the election because people
dislike evil liberalism.
Corzine, you know, favors sodomy unions.
(On the other hand, Christy, the newly elected Governor, opposes it.)
Why are they saying anything? People want to go against the Vaad, coming out against the bill will only cause frum people to support it!
What’s wrong with TOEIVAH Marriage?
Can you please list the emails of each of the above?
Not all of us have the time to call all of them.
Suggestion:Please tell us which ones are leaning toward voting “yes”?
I honestly don’t get why we’re so crazy about this bill.
It’s not like we’re running according the 7 laws of noah..
Last time I checked it was perfectly legal to worship idols. Does that bother us?
Who cares if it’s called civil union or marriage??
Personally I dont think marriage should be a government institution at all..that would solve everything.
Why did Aguda alloy Gary Shaer to abstain insted of voting no on the SS Union bill?
An Abstain vote is a vote for SS unions.
Gary Shaer would never vote against the bill.
Re: #8 From David\
“Who cares if it’s called civil marriage
or marriage?”
Answer: 1)Educated people care.
2) Normal people care.
3) Decent people care.
4) Religious people care.
Marriage is designed for one man
and one woman who unite to establish
a family. The notion that any other
relationship warrants marital recognition
is perverse. Such thinking is typical
of mindless liberalism.
May Almighty God vanquish the
evil Sodomites who wish to destroy
our society.
“To Him Who grants victory. Let
not destruction come….
Let them vanish in wrath until
they shall be no more, and
then it shall be known until
the ends of the earth that God
rules…—-Psalms 59
Praise God!
Re: #5 From Joe Lieb
“What’s wrong with TOEIVAH marriage?”
Fool! What’s wrong with you?
Attn Webmaster:
#5 supports shmootz.
That’s why he pretends that it’s ok.
Get that “menoovel” off this site.
God bless all the orthodox Jews
who champion the cause of morality.
God bless Israel and His people.
“God shall bless us, and all the ends
of the earth shall fear Him.”
Psalms 47:8
5. Comment from Joe Lieb
Time December 8, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Whats wrong with TOEIVAH Marriage?
Re Joe Lieb’s Support For Sodomy #5 & #14
Attn Webmaster:
The bloggers cited above promote the sick,
deviant and immoral agenda.
Remove that shmutz from this newscenter.
Re: #14 & #5
Webmaster:
Please note that blogger #14 & #5
is a “menoovel” in favor of mishkav
zoker shmootz.
Those bloggers support the evil
bill for same-gender unions. In fact,
blogger #14 favors incest.
Re: #14 & #5
“What’s wrong with TOEIVAH Marriage?”
Answer: 1)It is not marriage; it is
a misnomer. Marriage is only
for one
man and one woman.
The integrity and wholesomeness
of traditional marriage is, first of
all, a foundation of Divine Law as stated
in the Torah. This particular aspect of
Almighty God’s law is so obvious that
wise people classify it as Natural Law
since it is so logical.
Continuation– Therefore, we do not want
government to redefine a time-tested
institution to satisfy the queer
proclivities of toeivah activists.
(Unfortunately, the Democrat Party encourages this lewd liberalism.)
Only a marriage between a man and woman
allows for procreation of the human race.
(You don’t have to be religious to understand that elementary reality.)
The foregoing also reflects the
common sense attitude of the overwhelming
majority of human beings. It is therefore
hardly coincidental that toeivah
liasons have not been legally recognized
or classified as marriage–with few
exceptions.
Most Americans detest the “toeivah”
agenda. Every referendum on the subject
results in defeat for the “toeivah
meshugaim and reshaim.”
-Continuation-
Most states in the USA refuse to accord
legal sanction to sodomy in any form.
(This wholesome attitude is still true in
New York and California—notwithstanding
their “blue state” status.)
Marriage is legally defined as
exclusively consisting of one man and one
woman by the US Congress—DOMA (Defense
Of Marriage Act)
–Continuation—
As we now prepare to celebrate
the joyous festival of Chanukah, we
should recall that our brave and noble
ancestors battled and defeated licentious
Hellenism which also purported to glorify
and legalize sodomy. This same evil now
confronts us in Trenton, New Jersey.
Thus, we must make our collective
voice heard. Liberal lunatic lawmakers
who push for sodomy do not deserve to
represent us. (That includes so-called
Jewish elected officials who support this
evil. Better to have decent conservative
gentiles who understand that it is stupid
to confuse normal matrimony with toeivah
liasons.)
It seems most people posting opinions on this site have a similar opinion, which is fine. Personally, I agree that marriage has a specific legal meaning. But please do not support those who would squelch an open debate or publicly ostracise those who dissent with you. Those who would kick a minority viewpoint off the site, or mistakenly and agrressively call someone a sodomite preach intolerance and hatred. After all, Jewish people are a minority in most of the world and we do not want to condone that type of hurtful behavior, regardless of your views on the issue of gay marriage. Likewise, this issue has nothing at all to do with religious freedom (meaning the stablishment clause of the US constitution), that is just a scare tactic.
The notion that we should force Torah values through civil law is dangerous. Once we let theology inform civil marriage law we better be prepared to be married under the sign of the cross.
Yes Kedushin is limited to a man and a woman. Civil marriage is not Kedushin and not subject to the standards of Kedushin. When we are able to accept civil marriage as Kedushin (and civil divorce as a Get) then we have time to talk.
If we want to advocate Torah values in civil marriage why not mandate a ban on Intermarriage, marriage without get, and so on. I am eager to hear your thoughts on this matter.
Re: #21
“Please do not support those who
would squelch an open debate…”
Grow up. There is no debate about the
evil of disgusting sodomite deviance.
(You like that evil lifestyle? You have a right to have your own evil website and go
to gehennom indulging in your sinful conduct as
a consequence.)
Stop preaching your sinful agenda which flies in the face of decency.
Re: #21
I object to your bigoted anti-religious
message. Your bias contradicts
God’s Torah.
For your information, this is a Torah
observant website. We therefore have an
absolute right to present material which
harmonizes with Orthodox Judaism.
(Nobody forces you to read this blog.)
This is not about minority rights.
This is about decency and morality.
The support of traditional marriage
as a social institution is a concept
promoted by all major religions in the
world. It is a concept supported by
irreligious people as well.
Re: #22
“…We should force Torah values through
civil law…”
That is a ridiculous statement.
The institution of marriage as a time-tested foundation of human society is not limited to Orthodox Judaism.
The overwhelming majority of people
all around the world endorse and define
marriage as a union exclusively between a man
and woman.
This consistent definition is not
merely a formalistic designation.
Rather, it reflects a basic interest
in social stability which society needs.
Without a father and mother children are lost. It is thus evil to change
this important institution.
Thus, for educational reasons,
it is essential to combat sodomite
deviance which is behind the current
toeivah agenda. Happy Chanukah