Miriam Godwinson, humble and obedient leader of the Lord's Believers, reminds her followers insistently to consider the teachings of holy writ when considering their actions in the world. Luckily, there are still some here on Earth who are willing to do the same.
Take, for instance, Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves, who on two occasions has denied the petitions of Oklahoma citizens to change their names as they so choose because it would violate his understanding of God's wishes. In both cases, the petitioners have asked to change their names in anticipation of gender reassignment surgery, to which Graves objects:
“To grant a name change in this case would be to assist that which is fraudulent,” Graves wrote. “It is notable that Genesis 1:27-28 states: ‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth ...' The DNA code shows God meant for them to stay male and female.”
Miriam thanks her followers and reminds them that liberty, even the liberty to make wholly personal choices that affect no one else in any appreciable way, must be tempered by obedience to higher authority, as interpreted by elected officials.
Take, for instance, Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves, who on two occasions has denied the petitions of Oklahoma citizens to change their names as they so choose because it would violate his understanding of God's wishes. In both cases, the petitioners have asked to change their names in anticipation of gender reassignment surgery, to which Graves objects:
“To grant a name change in this case would be to assist that which is fraudulent,” Graves wrote. “It is notable that Genesis 1:27-28 states: ‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth ...' The DNA code shows God meant for them to stay male and female.”
Miriam thanks her followers and reminds them that liberty, even the liberty to make wholly personal choices that affect no one else in any appreciable way, must be tempered by obedience to higher authority, as interpreted by elected officials.
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