Javelin said:
Hoxton said:
i doubt any sane person still considers being gay a thing of the devil
it
is clearly frowned upon in the christian bible
not that most people who call themselves christian actually read it
You know what else is in the bible? (ftr, this is not aimed at you Javelin, just to people that look only at that one quote about sexuality in the book)
"When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." - John 8:7
"You shall not covet your neighbors house. You shall not covet your neighbors wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Exodus 20:17
So even if Homosexuality is considered a "sin" (even though I don't think it was clearly condemned as such), it doesn't mean that we should judge, and not to mention that it was a different time, and it's not like the Bible was written by god himself (plus I remember hearing something about how it could have been stated in order to push people away from the same sex so that people can procreate, but don't quote me on that). I just know that it I was taught that if you believe in Jesus and accept that he died on the cross for our sins and believe in god and everything, that you'll be accepted in heaven (sorry to to get a little religious about that...). I just forgot that it says that you need to be heterosexual in order to be, even if you are homosexual and you are a christian.
I mean, there is one thing that was outlined directly on the 10 commandments:
"You shall not commit adultery." Exodus 20:14
And of course, a lot of people nowadays are doing just that; not being loyal to their partner and cheating on them with another person, if not more! And yet it doesn't seem like they are directly condemned, but more of a social norm that is just "well, he/she cheated, it happens, divorce them/work things out/forgive them", which is really sad.
It's really sad that Same Sex Marriage is such a political thing, when it should just be based on if people love each other. I mean, people that don't even know each other can get married in vegas, but people that have loved each other and have dated for 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, etc. can't even be allowed to in my state? It's sad that people see this topic and get political about it. It's not like homosexuality somehow makes someone less than a human being. It's not like as soon as it becomes illegal everyone will have to do it, that you'll be forced to go to one, that you'll have to see them happen all the time.
No; even if you are against it, don't judge them for what those people do with their lives. There's a whole palette of things that those naysayers can complain about instead if they really want to complain about something like, I dunno...the enivornment? Corruption? Education and how much college costs?
I do hope that more and more states will do this until it is complete. I would love to see a lot of my friends get married in my state, no matter who they marry, and I would love to be at that wedding and see them happy. Just because I don't feel that way about someone doesn't mean it isn't right.
@Mason: It's because 77% of America is Christian, and a lot of people that are making these decisions are religious and while it technically is supposed to separation of church and state, it still will be a bit subjective around some political spots that may have to deal with things either directly or indirectly relating to that.
Honestly, there's a lot of things wrong with this country. I just wish that the majority of people in it will realize that instead of pretending that it's so awesome (I mean, it's a great country and I'm proud to live in it, but by god, it's not perfect and tons of things are still needed to be fixed that a lot of people seem to think are already fixed from before).
