Participants at the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

They are holding signs that read, "For the Wages of Sin is Death / But the Gift of God is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus Our Lord / Rom. 6:23"; "Marriage is God's idea, not ours"; and "Love the Sinner / Hate the Sin! ifmypeople.church." The event, hosted by Sanctity...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Christiane
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/1592
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Summary:They are holding signs that read, "For the Wages of Sin is Death / But the Gift of God is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus Our Lord / Rom. 6:23"; "Marriage is God's idea, not ours"; and "Love the Sinner / Hate the Sin! ifmypeople.church." The event, hosted by Sanctity of Marriage Alabama, was organized after the state began issuing same-sex marriage licenses on February 9, 2015. (From SOMA's Facebook page: "We stand with God's Word and the law of our land for marriage as defined by God - union between one man and one woman.") Members of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate group based in Killen, Alabama, were among the participants.