Now, here is a Democrat who is not cowed down by Bible thumpers. An exchange between Nancy Jacobs (R) and James Raskin (D) during a debate before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in Maryland. The subject was gay marriage and civil rights.
Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a Republican who represents Harford and Cecil counties, engaged in an impassioned debate with Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor from American University, over the influence of the Bible on modern law.
"As I read Biblical principles, marriage was intended, ordained and started by God – that is my belief," she said. "For me, this is an issue solely based on religious principals (sic)."
Raskin shot back that the Bible was also used to uphold now-outlawed statutes banning interracial marriage, and that the constitution should instead be lawmakers’ guiding principle.
"People place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution; they don’t put their hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible," he said.
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