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This post concerns S.424, The Uniting American Families Act. The dispute between me and those who commented center on whether the act really unites real families, or if it is all about encouraging people to engage in sinful behavior and ...

The term “intimate relationship” clearly indicates that sexual activity is a requirement that one must complete in order for one to benefit from the privileges of this bill. Now, not only does the federal government, in enforcing this law, have to make judgment about whether or not the potential immigrant is really having sex with the “permanent partner”, it must also make a judgment about whether the quantity of sex and degree of intimacy is enough to be considered an “intimate relationship”. Such a subjective choice will nicely tie up the courts while matters of real importance are set aside. But even it’s worse than that! “Both individuals intend a lifelong commitment”. The federal government must able to read the mind of the applicant and well as the mind of the “partner”. This is a lawyer’s dream.

But the issue of the vagueness of the law is not nearly as important as the fact that it encourages and rewards sinful behavior (Jude 1:7, Leviticus 20:13). What if someone has homosexual tendencies, but because of religious upbringing and conscience chooses not to engage in sodomy? If the other requirements of “permanent partner” apply, then this individual is penalized for not becoming a sodomite! If people are desperate enough, they may lie and say that they are “intimate” with a U.S. citizen just to get into our country. This bill, if it passes, will tempt people to lie and break the law. Do you seriously think that law enforcement can actually prevent...

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Promoting public awareness of the need for fairness in immigration policy particularly as it relates to the rights of same-sex bi-national couples in the United States who seek equal immigration rights; Providing information regarding political issues relating to gay immigration equality issues, rights and policy.