Bethlehem Temple, Inc.

Amendment to the bylaws on the definition of marriage.

We believe that because God our Creator established marriage as a sacred institution between the uniting of only one natural-born man and one natural-born woman, The idea that marriage is a covenant only between one (natural-born man) and one (natural-born woman )has been the traditional definition of marriage for all of human history (“traditional definition of marriage”) because of long-standing important of the traditional definition of marriage to humans and their relationship and communities and most importantly, The fact that God has ordained that marriage be between one naturally born man and one naturally born woman, as early conveyed in God’s Inerrant scriptures, including for an example in Matthew 19:4-6 where  in speaking about Marriage Jesus referred to the fact that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female the church hereby creates this policy, which shall be known as the marriage policy,

Under this church’s marriage policy, the traditional definition of marriage is the only definition of marriage that will be recognized or accepted. No Elder, officer, employee, service, agency are any person, cooperation, organization, or entity under the direction or control of this church shall commit any act or omission, are to make any decision whatever, that would be inconsistent with or that could be perceived by any person to be inconsistent with full support of this church”s marriage policy and strict adherence to the traditional definition of marriage rather than any alternative to the traditional definition of marriage.

This church’s marriage policy specifically prohibits acts or missions including but not limited to permitting any church assets or property, whether real property, personal property, intangible property, or any property or asset of the kind that is subject to the direction or control of the church, to be used in any manner that would be or could be perceived by any person to be in inconsistent with this church’s marriage policy or the traditional definition of marriage, including but not limited to permitting any church facilities to be used by any person, are organization, corporation or group that would or might such facilities to convey, in intentionally or by implication, what might be perceived as a favorable impression about any definition of marriage other than the traditional definition of marriage, we believe the church’s marriage policy is based upon God’s will for human life as conveyed to us through the holy Scripture, upon which the church has been founded and. Anchored, and this marriage policy shall not be subject to change through popular vote referendum, prevailing opinion of members or the general public, influence of or interpretation by any government authority, agency or official action legal development on the local, state or ( Level. (Geneses 2:23 ) And Adam said this is Now bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh she Shall be called woman because she was taken out of Man(24) Therefore shall a Natural born man leave his Father and his mother and cleave unto his own natural born wife (Woman) and they shall be one flesh.so Buy this we really according to the Bible the definition of marriage should be between one ( natural born man) and one (natural born woman)that were created by God in the garden of Eden.