{"id":45626,"date":"2014-10-02T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T23:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/02\/poor-poor-denmark-and-the-punishment-of-its-sins.html"},"modified":"2014-11-05T13:37:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T20:37:57","slug":"poor-poor-denmark-and-the-punishment-of-its-sins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/02\/poor-poor-denmark-and-the-punishment-of-its-sins.html","title":{"rendered":"Poor, poor Denmark and the punishment of its sins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The roving street gangs. The breakdown of civil law. The soul-wracking wailing of women and children. The open pools of flaming brimstone. The constant eclipse of the sun over Copenhagen. All clear signs of God's wrath and the collapse of all that is right and holy and civilized in that benighted realm once known as Denmark for their flouting of God's will. Just as will doubtless happen in the US as it falls into similar iniquity.<\/p>\n

Or so I'm told.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Lee Dorsey<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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HERE IS STORY! Denmark is celebrating its Silver Anniversary of legally recognizing same-sex couples with civil partnerships this week – marking 25 years since it became the first country in the world to provide legal recognition of same-sex relationships.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nDenmark marks 25 years since becoming the first to legally recognize gay unions<\/a><\/span>
\nOn 1 October 1989 Denmark became the first country in the world to provide legal recognition for gay and lesbian couples – taking the first step on the road to marriage equality\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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