SHIELD the JOYOUS

Understanding “shield the joyous” from the Book of JOB…

Keep Watch, dear LORD, with those

who Work, or Watch , or Weep this night,

and give your angels charge over those who sleep.

Tend the sick, LORD CHRIST; give rest to the Weary

bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted,

Shield the Joyous

and all for Your love’s sake.

( Book of Common Prayer )

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JOB.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. .

1:2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 1:3 His substance also was … and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 1:4 And his sons …  feasted … and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said,

It may be that my sons have sinned, and CURSED GOD   in their hearts. Thus did Job  continually.

1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 1:7 And the LORD said unto the satan, Whence comest thou? Then the satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

1:8 And the LORD said unto the satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth GOD, and eschews evil?

1:9 Then the satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear GOD for nought?

.1:10 Hast not THOU made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? THOU hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will CURSE THEE to Thy Face.

1:12 And the LORD said unto the satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So the satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

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The Accuser of GOD and Job…

The accuser begins by accusing the LORD !

The satan says the only reason Job fears and worships GOD is because GOD protects him, his household, and his many possessions.

In other words, the satan accuses The LORD of bribing Job to worship HIM.

If GOD allows the satan to hurt JOB’S family, friends, possessions, and great reputation ( the satan boldly asserts ), then JOB would no longer worship GOD , the giver of all these blessings. The accuser said that Job would instead cease to worship GOD and “CURSE” HIM to His Face.

Next, the accuser moves from GOD to Job.  The accuser implies that Job only woships GOD due to his great and bountiful blessings… not because JOB loves GOD… not because Job obeys GOD… not because Job honors GOD for being WHO HE is .

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A Very Big Textual Problem…

 After this, we encounter a BIG problem in the verses, twice written. This problem is found with the translation of the word for “CURSE.”

There are 10 Hebrew words used throughout the Old Covenant for either “a curse” ( noun )  — or else a form similar to one of the nouns — made into a verb ” to curse.”  Ten such Hebrew words are scattered throughout the Old Covenant.

The four times “CURSE ” is used in Job, however, it does NOT involve ANY of those 10 Hebrew words … and does not even remotely resemble any one of them .

.The Job verses with “curse” in them include: Job 1:5, 1:11 ( both quoted above,) and verses 2:5 and 2:9.

An Easy Bit of Hebrew…   

All four Job verses have the familiar Hebrew word  “BARAK” (or its form) in them… which means “BLESS”  as in  …

 Baruch Ha Shem ADONAI +  

Blessed (be) the Name of The LORD. 

BARAK , in either noun form or verb, is listed in approximately 3 and 1/2 columns  of reference verses in Young’s Analytical Concordance to the Bible … roughly 350 verses in the Old Covenant … and it always has to do with BLESSING. 

BARAK, in these four Job verses ,

is translated as CURSE.

  Why ? To unfathom the reason for this, we will have to look at the usage of BARAK as it was originally intended.

The origin or root of BARAK is “to kneel.”  One would customarily kneel to receive a patristic blessing.  

Customarily, a blessing would also be pronounced when one was departing from a visit to someone’s house or tent. Thus, it was used when SENDING SOMEONE AWAY from your presence or on a journey. It was a DISMISSAL, if you will.

Thus, DISMISSAL — a sending away — is the more accurate translation into English of the Hebrew BARAK, which fits the context of those 4 verses in JOB.  [ This also is true of the Greek word used in those Job verses in the LXX , a “eulogy.”]

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Why is the correct concept of “DISMISSAL” So Important in these Job Verses ?

 Serious Christians who run into HARD  TIMES would NOT “curse” GOD.  That does not seem to be the danger addressed by Job.

1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and CURSED GOD   in their hearts. Thus did Job  continually.

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Conscientious Job most likely raised his sons and daughters to fear The LORD. But, after days of feasting and merry-making at the family get-togethers,

…Job was concerned that GOD ( for all intents and purposes ) would be forgotten by his sons and daughters.

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For, when do we THINK on JESUS most intensely … during our times of ease and merry-making… or during our times of hurt and pain, stress and distress ? 

A Christian facing death thinks more constantly about The LORD than one who is healthy, active, and going about his daily temporal duties. 

When are we MOST in danger ? It is when we forget GOD, when we “set” JESUS on the back shelf so we can “play” or relax. 

Our shield is down.

The Ancient, Pre-Nicene Christians refused to attend the games and the theaters and the baths for this very reason. They considered it DANGEROUS , spiritually dangerous, to be in the devil’s playing field. Hence, the admonition for sobriety.

Be sober, as the Apostle Peter tells us:

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be vigilant;

because your adversary the devil,

as a roaring lion, walketh about,

seeking whom he may devour:

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When do we forget GOD ?  It is when things are going well, relatively speaking. When we are happy, relaxed, and contented. That is when we do not monitor ourselves as closely and joking and foolish jesting bubble up to the surface.  That is when we are not on guard against the evil one and his wiles.

We “set” JESUS aside when we are feeling good and want to play. We simply do not want to be bothered with sobriety and seriousness of heart. 

We IGNORE our LORD…  and the nudgings of the HOLY SPIRIT … when we are merry-making.

In all 4 verses of Job where CURSE is found, the concept really ought to be “dismissing GOD from our thoughts.”  We want to go our separate way, just for a bit perhaps, but we want to do our own thing, free from the constraints of holiness.

THAT is the danger addressed in those four verses. 

Furthermore, that tendency  “to dismiss GOD” from our doings is dangerous in our own lives. This is why we are to be a separate people from the culture that we live in and the reason we cultivate our LORD’S value system at all times.

That danger  — to “dismiss” GOD — from our thinking is GREATEST when things are going well.  

Keep watch, dear LORD,

with those who work, or watch, or weep this night,

and give your angels charge over those who sleep.

Tend the sick, LORD CHRIST; give rest to the weary,

bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted,

SHIELD THE JOYOUS;

and all for your love’s sake.

Amen.

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SHAME ! SHAME ! SHAME ! The American CHURCHES Stand SILENT While Political Parties React in Horror at the CHOPPING UP OF BABIES-in-the-Womb ... and SELLING THEIR ORGANS !

Drawing courtesy of Jack Chick Tracts
at www.chick.com
Ontario. California

Yes, there ARE individual Followers of JESUS who take a stand against this awful evil, this gross darkness of the abortion  leader in the US, Planned Parenthood. 

But ... WHERE is the united CRY 

of the CHURCHES

in America

against this horrible crime ?

The cold-blooded, heartless Planned Parenthood is being revealed this week in yet a 3rd documentary "sting" operation, showing how the workers dump the aborted, bloody wee baby over a sieve or screen, training a technician "how" to pick out the parts of the baby. 

Planned Parenthood is partially funded by the US government every year with MILLIONS of tax-payers' dollars.  It employs approximately 27,000 workers across the US.  

The US is drenched in blood... 

the Blood of the Innocents. 

The American CHURCH 

--- by remaining silent --- 

is also drenched 

in the Blood of the Innocents.

We are aware that the Center for Medical Progress  group ( who made the documentaries ) is tackling MORE than immorality in America: it is tackling Big People who are Demonized ... and Very Wealthy.

These "Big People" are growing angry, and Big, Wealthy, Cold-blooded Planned Parenthood is threatening lawsuits. 

The lawsuits are on the ground of a VIOLATION of the RIGHT OF PRIVACY of someone coming for medical "treatment."  

Are the "rights of privacy" more important than a RIGHT TO LIFE ? 

These little innocents did not ASK to be conceived in an immoral way.   

Where 

are the CHURCHES 

of America ? 

Why cannot the Baptists , Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, United Methodists, Anabaptists, The Assemblies of GOD, the Episcopal, the Orthodox, the Fundamentalists... and all the groups in between ... stand UP with a UNITED VOICE against this wickedness ? 

Where is the 

UNITED OUT-RAGE

from the CHURCHES of America 

about this horrid evil ? 

The CHURCHES, united,  would better be able to withstand a lawsuit and a very likely hunting-down and "elimination" of the makers of these damning documentaries.  

Why are the American CHURCHES not shielding this very courageous group of apparently young adults who are bravely exposing this evil in America ?  Why are the older adults and Church Elders NOT DOING THIS EXPOSE ? 

Do you think, O Churches, that the JUDGE+ of the whole earth WILL NOT DO RIGHT ? 

Do you see WHY PERSECUTION must come?

Persecution is NEEDED to CLEANSE THE CHURCH. Do not think for one minute that I+ cannot deal severely with evil.  

But before I+ do that,  I+ am going to TEST severely My+ People , those who are called by My+ Name, to see where they stand.

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Perhaps the CHURCHES of AMERICA will stand together for JESUS under persecution, in the Extermination Camps, like they learned to do in Nazi Germany , n'est-ce pas ? 

Scriptures Courtesy of Bible Gateway.com

Psalm 119:160

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

1 Peter 4:17

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the House of GOD: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that OBEY NOT the GOSPEL of GOD?

Maranatha, LORD JESUS. 

COME. 

CHRIST CONCEALED in the OLD COVENANT... REVEALED in the NEW !

A Hidden Prophecy Pointing to CHRIST JESUS 

Scriptures courtesy of www.biblegateway.com

Matthew 1:1

The book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST, the Son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 21:9

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is HE+ that cometh in the name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest.

Mark 12:35

And JESUS answered and said, while HE+ taught in the temple, How say the scribes that CHRIST is the Son of David?

Mark 10:47

And when he heard that it was JESUS of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, JESUS, THOU+ Son of David, have mercy on me.

Luke 18:38

And he cried, saying, JESUS, THOU+ Son of David, have mercy on me

Romans 1:3

Concerning HIS Son+ JESUS CHRIST our LORD, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.

2 Chronicles 6: 7,8,9  

~  words of Solomon the King of Israel 

at the dedication of the Temple ~ 

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD GOD of Israel.

 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for MY Name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

 Notwithstanding

 thou shalt not build the house; 

BUT THY SON

which shall come forth out of thy loins, 

HE+ 

shall build

the HOUSE for MY NAME. 

This  hidden prophecy tells us WHY King David was not allowed to build the House of The LORD:  The TYPE was that David's Son+ was to build it. 

Yes, Solomon built the Temple in this context and was in the midst of dedicating it.  

But the primary Word+ of The LORD 

was established 

in this prophetic utterance , 

although concealed.

 

It was revealed in the New Covenant 

through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. 

Mark 14:58

We heard HIM+ say, I+ will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I+ will build another made without hands.

Mark 15:29

And they that passed by railed on HIM+ , wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, THOU+ that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

John 2:19

JESUS answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days  I+ will raise it up.

John 2:20

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt THOU+ rear it up in three days?

John 2:21

But HE+ spake of the temple of His+ Body.

Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

^{Ephesians 2: 20 - 22}

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, JESUS CHRIST Himself+ being the Chief Corner Stone+;

In WHOM+ all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the LORD:

 In WHOM+ ye also are builded together for an habitation of GOD through the SPIRIT.

2 Corinthians 6:15-17

And what concord hath CHRIST with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

And what agreement 

hath the temple of God with idols? 

for ye are the temple 

of the Living GOD; 

as GOD hath said, 

I+ will dwell in them, 

and walk in them; 

and I+  will be their GOD, 

and they shall be My+ people.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and  I+ will receive you.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that 

ye are the temple of GOD, 

and that the SPIRIT of GOD 

dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man defile the temple of GOD, 

him shall GOD destroy; 

for the temple of GOD is holy, 

which temple ye are.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

What? 

know ye not that 

your body is the temple 

of the Holy SPIRIT 

which is in you, 

which ye have of GOD, 

and ye are not your own?

For ye are bought with a Price+: 

therefore glorify GOD in your body, 

and in your spirit, 

which are GOD's.

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Did HE+ do that in your life ?  Has the Son+ of David built His+ Temple within you ? Does it function in Holiness of Life ? 

Are you a living reality of the Temple of GOD, of the HOLY SPIRIT , of JESUS CHRIST our LORD ?  

Notwithstanding
 thou shalt not build the house; 
BUT THY SON
which shall come forth out of thy loins, 
HE+ 
shall build
the HOUSE for MY NAME. 

Selling the HEARTS, LUNGS, and LIVERS from Our BABIES-in-the-WOMB !

MURDER by any OTHER NAME 

… is still MURDER 

— OR — 

Fill up the Cup, Planned Parenthood; 

You Will Drink IT to the Bitter Dregs 

This article has been RE-blogged from: I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. wordpress. com July 15, 2015

Planned PARENThood is a misnomer:  

It should be Planned Murder-hood, 

a legally-accepted and

government funded* entity.

Yes, the government funding is “ONLY” …

Planned Parenthood receives about a third of its money in government grants and contracts (about $360 million in 2009 ).

from Planned Parenthood – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

…  but likely much more in 2015.

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This is a news excerpt from Heavy.com … and other internet news sites, like  Yahoo Parenting  ‎July‎ ‎14‎, ‎2015.  Watch the video to see the facts and the doctor discussing selling a Baby-in-the-Womb's organs. 

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Dr. Deborah Nucatola: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

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In a new video from the Center for Medical Progress, a Planned Parenthood doctor drinks wine and promises fetus organs for around $30. The doctor is identified as Dr. Deborah Nucatola, the senior director of medical services at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

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Also featured in the video is Nucatola’s graphic description of abortion techniques designed to preserve organs intact, including what the video’s makers allege is an explanation of so-called “partial-term abortion” techniques, which are illegal according to the Supreme Court.

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NOW, LOOK AT THESE STATEMENTS. 
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1. Nucatola Says ‘We’ve Been Very Good at Getting Heart, Lung, Liver’

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According to the Center for Medical Progress, who made the video, it was recorded secretly during a lunch meeting between Nucatola and actors, who were posing as buyers from a medical company. The clip was made in June 2014. 

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During it, Nucatola waxes lyrical about the going rates for different organs, between $30 and $100 for things like lungs and kidneys, with liver being the most sought-after body part.

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According to the Center for Medical Progress, anybody found guilty of the sale of fetal tissue is liable for a $500,000 fine and/or 10 years in prison.

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In the video, Nucatola makes it clear that she’s skeptical about Planned Parenthood’s role in the sale:

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“At the national office, we have a Litigation and Law Department, which just really doesn’t want us to be the middle people for this issue right now. .

But I will tell you that behind closed doors these conversations are happening with the affiliates.”

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Finally,damningly,Nucatola talks about the organization’s ability to get good organs for buyers:

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“We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung, liver, because we know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part, I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it all intact.”

( Editor’s Note; Cold blooded! This is a fruit of the evolutionary trash we have had stuffed down our throats in this nation. We are not beings made of GOD, but are taught that we are an accident, strange “monkey” people. What LIES! Did this woman get her training at Auschwitz?

How many others are practicing this MURDER? )

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2. Her Boss, Nancy Pelosi’s Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Calls Nucatola ‘Great’ & ‘Amazing’ in the Video.

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Even more controversial is the appearance in the video of Cecile Richards, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood. 

She appears at the end in a piece recorded separately and commends the work of Nucatola, calling her “great” and “amazing.” 

It’s made clear that at the time of her comments, Richards didn’t know about the video. Planned Parenthood has issued a statement in response to the video. 

 ( Editor’s Note: Naturally. Let’s make the murder of BABIES into a BENEFIT for humanity.)

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The group’s president is the daughter of former Texas Governor Ann Richards and was a former deputy chief of staff to Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader in the House of Representatives.

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3. Nucatola Has Been With Planned Parenthood for 10 Years.

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[ Editor’s Note: How many BABIES in the womb has she skillfully “crushed” during those 10 years, in order to make a “good” sale to the “BUYERS ? ” ]

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Nucatola also dismisses the idea of having any qualms about providing abortions, saying, “I think providing abortion to a woman who requests it

is the moral

and ethical thing to do.”  

( Moral??  Ed.)

4. Nucatola Says ‘No One Ever Plans to Have an Abortion’

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[ Editor’s Note:  So, Dr. Nucatola would have us BELIEVE HER , that  a woman’s feet suddenly become autonomous and UN-controllable by her mind and automatically walk a woman into the door of an Abortion Clinic against her will ? The only place where abortion is UN-planned has been in China, where abortion has been a forced means of population control in the past years. ].

5. ‘Partial-Term Abortion’ Is Not a Medically Recognized Term

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The phrase “partial-term abortion,” though used frequently by pro-life groups, is not a medical term according to the American Medical Association or the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Anybody caught administering “partial-term abortions” is subject to two years in prison.

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The Center for Medical Progress has said this is just the first in a series of investigations into the “illegal trafficking of aborted fetal parts.”

– end of article –

— end of Dr. Nucatola — 

 …unless she repents before CHRIST JESUS….

WHO+ allowed HER to keep her heart, lungs and liver ….

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— end of America and all the Western Civilization nations — which promote, fund, and accomplish

the killing of BABIES

in the mother’s womb.

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Shall not MY+ soul be avenged on such a nation as this? saith The LORD.

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I+ have given you months and months to repent of your ways; your ways are NOT MY+ WAYS, saith The LORD.  I+ have sent out MY+ warnings to you. I+ have sent you servants of MINE+ which have spoken MY+ Words to you, but you would not have them.

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So, this is what you will have: death.  As you have chosen it for the least Little Ones, you have chosen it for yourself.

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My+ Words will not return unto ME+ void, but they will accomplish the thing I+ have sent them to do. 

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BEWARE !

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AMEN + +  + 

The UN-Mysterious INIQUITY...

If I regard 

iniquity in my heart,

the LORD ADONAI+  

will not hear me. 

Psalm 66:18

Ah... SIN-FILLED NATION !

Ah sinful nation, 

a people laden with iniquity, 

 seed of evil-doers, 

children that are corrupters:  

they have forsaken The LORD, 

they have provoked 

the Holy One+ of Israel 

unto anger, 

they are gone away backward. 

Isaiah 1:4

Why should ye be stricken any more: 

ye will revolt more and more: 

the whole head is sick, 

and the whole heart faint.   

Isaiah 1:5

Does this nation DARE to pretend it is a "Christian-Judaeo "  land anymore?  

Even Russia and China and some of the First People Tribes ( i.e. American Indians ) have the common DECENCY to out-law  same gender unions.   

 Shall I+ not visit for these things? 

saith The LORD: 

and shall not My+ soul be avenged 

on such a nation as this? 

Jeremiah 5:9 

Woe 
unto them that call evil good,

 and good evil; 

that put darkness for light, 

and light for darkness; 

that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:20