Sigh. This is what it has come to: reporters asking ”where in the Bible…?” We have a Constitution with a Bill of Rights. We do not have a national bible; we do not have a national 10 Commandments. How is our nation strengthened by circumstances that lead to a press briefing that sounds like it should be in Arabic? Ayatollah Bush and his neo-con mullahs. Fundamentalism will destroy this nation, from within. mjh

Gay marriage a complex political, legal issue..

”After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization,” Bush said. ”Their action has created confusion on an issue that requires clarity.”

Excerpt: White House Press Briefing

QUESTION: What specifically would happen to society if same-sex couples were allowed to marry?

[Scott] MCCLELLAN, [Bush’s Press Secretary]: Well, that’s why I talked about the values that we should stand up and defend. The president made it very clear in his remarks that this is an enduring institution of our civilization. It goes to the very fabric of our society when he talks about this issue.

QUESTION: So the fabric of society would break down if men were allowed to marry other men and women other women?

MCCLELLAN: That’s why the president believes that this is an important value and an enduring institution to defend. …

QUESTION: Scott, following up on that, on the faith issue, the president has talked about this is intertwined with faith, but the Bible has been hotly contested on this issue. Some are saying that it’s not in the Bible; some are saying it is.

Where in the Bible has the president found…

MCCLELLAN: I think the president described it from his views about where his beliefs are and the principle of this decision.

QUESTION: He talks about faith a great deal, and he talks about how his foundation, his new foundation after 40 is based on faith.

Where in the Bible…