1) Gay marriage is incompatible with Christianity (and for that matter, Islam & Judaism). If someone asks you why you oppose gay marriage, the only thing you really have to say to explain it is, "I'm a Christian."
God doesn't condemn anyone for who he is; so if you're attracted to the same sex, that absolutely, unconditionally doesn't make you bad, evil or "un-Christian." On the other hand, let me note that I do consider hating, tormenting, or bullying people because of their sexual orientation to be distinctively "un-Christian" behavior. As Billy Graham has said, “God will not judge a Christian guilty for his or her involuntary feelings.” However, God has drawn a clear line in the sand when it comes to homosexual acts. If you're gay, you're not allowed to act on it. If that seems harsh or unfair to you, well, sorry, but you'll have to take it up with God. It's His rule.
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination." -- Leviticus 18:22
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah could tell you how serious God is about that -- if there were any of them left. So as a Christian, you can no more condone gay marriage than you could give the thumbs up to prostitution or wife swapping. That means if you're a Christian standing in favor of gay marriage, then you're a Christian who's standing directly in opposition to the God whom you claim to worship.
2) Gay marriage will end up infringing on religious freedom. The moment gay marriage becomes the law of the land, all sorts of First Amendment freedoms involving the free exercise of people's religion will likely be infringed upon as a consequence. No pastor should be forced to marry a gay couple. No wedding photographer, cake maker, caterer, or wedding planner should be forced to be involved in these weddings. No church or any other location should be forced to be the site of a gay wedding. Children will be taught in schools that gay marriage is normal, legal, and moral -- and it directly contradicts the teachings of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. To create this special privilege for gay Americans would mean impinging on the First Amendment rights of more than 200 million Americans.
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Do unto others as you would have others do unto you
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ReplyDeleteIf more people believed that we would be a lot better off.
Here's another question I guess we'll have to wait and ask God: Why did God make homesexuals in the first place? Why would he make someone "that way" and then deny him the pleasures of sex, a family, and all the other enjoyments of heterosexual married life? Just wondering.
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ReplyDeleteGod gives you free choice. How you act on it is your choice. When most people get ticked off they don't go out and kill everyone they see because they know its wrong. It's their choice and they are responsible for their actions.
lol, give it up already. Gays aren't going to stop being gay just because you are christian. I don't believe in gay marriage but I do believe in a constitution that allows me to practice my religion while protecting others from having to conform to my religious views. You clowns would rather cherry pick the parts of both the constitution and the bible you want to agree with.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what is going to happen when someone that is gay tries to marry in a mosque.
ReplyDeleteCouple points to think about:
ReplyDelete1. Gay marriage was sanctioned by the Christian church from its inception to around the 1300's.
2. The lines before and after Leviticus 18:22 condemn the eating of shrimp and the wearing of clothing made from mixed fibers.
3. Gay marriage laws won't force churches to do anything and if a photographer, cake maker, caterer, etc. want nothing to do with such a wedding then that's one less work opportunity for that ignorant person.
4. And yes, your children should be taught that it's normal, legal and moral and that your vitriole towards homosexuals is ridiculous and unfounded.
5. This "special privilege" is a right.
Stop gay marriage now!
ReplyDeleteJesus. How many times do you have to understand that basing laws off of ANY TYPE OF RELIGIONS' VIEWS is unconstitutional.
ReplyDeleteGET OVER IT.
Five reasons I am superior to them.
ReplyDeleteHomosexuality is an act not a right to force your lifestyle on others.
ReplyDeleteno sodomy is an act
ReplyDeleteand many heterosexuals engage in it
I don't think they want you imagining what they do anymore than they want to imagine what you do in your private intimacies
and as far as style goes most life lacks any what so ever and the most stylish people mind their own business and don't imagine what others are doing in their beds and get on with their own lives and personal beliefs privately
You so called christians are pathetic! What's funny is that those who are so adimately opposed are usually the ones who need to "come on out of the closet." You will be much happier if you do than you are now. Jesus was not a hater. He loved everyone. Follow in his footsteps!
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