The 2013 New Mexico State Legislative session is over. It was marked by 5 notable rallies.
- Pro-Gay Marriage Rally attended by 25 people
- Anti-Gun Rally attended by 50 people
- Pro-Gun Rally, attended by 175 people
- Anti-Violence Toward Women, attended by “hundreds“
- Pro-Life Rally attended by 1,500 to 2,000 people
Most these rallies received considerable publicity except for the Pro-Life rally, which received only a captioned photo in the local papers.
At the beginning of the legislative session, homosexual activist Jacob Candelaria thanked the LGBT community for putting him in office. Candelaria is the Senator from Albuquerque’s Southwest Valley, a section of town hardly known as a hotbed of homosexuality. Candelaria was welcomed by the Democrats, who immediately elevated him to the chairmanship of their caucus.
Two Legislators were hospitalized during the session, Senator Michael Sanchez and Representative Luciano Varela.
Dueling Constitutional Amendments were proposed regarding marriage:
An amendment that would define “Marriage only between One Man and One Woman” brought out Presbyterian clergy that claimed the Bible did not condemn homosexuality. The legislators heard that Sodom and Gomorra and the like were merely people who were oppressed and manipulated. The Cowboy Christian pastor who in the same hearing explained the biblical principles regarding homosexuality was mocked in a newspaper cartoon which quoted his question, “If we allow Gay Marriage, can we expect God to Bless America?”
On the other hand, a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Same Sex “marriage” got a boost by the Democratic House, which passed a Resolution asking Congress to endorse having homosexuals sponsor their “partners” in coming to America.
The year’s sleeper bill was one that would have allowed the homosexual community to come after those who contribute to traditional causes, as they did after California’s Proposition 8 was passed. SB 15 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REQUIREMENTS would require the reporting of contributors to organizations that ran ads containing a politician’s name.
At the end of the session, bills that would have allowed Stem Cell Research, Marriage between one Man and one Women, Same Sex Marriage, a “Gay Day,” and background checks at gun shows did not get final passage.
Now that the legislative year has ended, we’d like to thank the legislators for their time and energies in governance. We’d also like to thank those involved in presenting our Christian traditions and truths to the legislators.
But most of all we’d like to thank our Lord God, because without Him our effort would be in vain.
Your in Christ,
Jose Vasquez
