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President Barack Obama uses the Golden Rule to justify his position on same-sex "marriage." However, are they just words? Are we consistent, or do we let our own preconceived ideas determine how we apply this teaching of Christ?

Marriage is a sacred tradition in almost every society on earth. Christians believe that God created man and woman at the very beginning of time. As Christians we are to be sympathetic and loving toward each other. We are to pray for each other with humility, compassion and without judgment. It is right to consider all peoples' feelings, but first and foremost we must consider God's teaching. (Matthew 19:4-5)

Are those of you who wish to change this following the Golden Rule? Are you respecting those who believe in God's teaching? God created marriage. Marriage wasn't created by people, by civil authority, not even by the Church. Those who wish to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions don't seem to care what the rest of us believe. It is no one's right to judge another person, but is it right to change what God ordained?

There wouldn't be plants, animals, birds, or people without God's natural order of things. We must all respect God, nature and man. If you don't believe in God or nature, forget about man. There won't be any.

Jane Roath is a parishioner at Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro.

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Father Patrick Winslow: What can we learn from Pope Francis?

It appears as if popes have something on their mind when first elected. One might call it a diagnosis and a proposed remedy for current ails. With Pope John Paul II, it was a message of hope to a world filled with fear. One can still hear him...

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David Hains: Close that unhealthy health center

David Hains: Close that unhealthy health center

The Gosnell abortion mill in Philadelphia and A Preferred Woman's Health Center in Charlotte have something in common: little regard for human life. It should come as no surprise that women are being mistreated in these facilities since...

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Peggy Bowes: Honor thy mother: Devotions to Mary

Peggy Bowes: Honor thy mother: Devotions to Mary

"We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor His Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honor Him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek – Jesus, her Son." — St. Louis de Montfort,...

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McLeansville artist sees his work as evangelization

McLeansville artist sees his work as evangelization

GREENSBORO — One gift changed Paul Nixon's life. Today the McLeansville man is a working artist, with sculptures on display throughout Guilford County. His latest, a sculpture of the Lamb of God, was installed at St. Thomas More Church...

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For the love of painting: Lifesize portrait painted of Monsignor Marcaccio

For the love of painting: Lifesize portrait painted of Monsignor Marcaccio

GREENSBORO — Last month Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio, pastor of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro, was hung. On a wall. In the church. Last year, St. Pius X parishioners hired up-and-coming British artist Nancy Fletcher to paint a life-size...

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Shroud of Turin broadcast set for Holy Saturday

Shroud of Turin broadcast set for Holy Saturday

DENVER — Pope Benedict XVI's decision to allow a TV broadcast of the Shroud of Turin on March 30, Holy Saturday, has been lauded by experts for highlighting the link between the shroud and the death and resurrection of Christ. "Pope Benedict...

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