Jen at DailyMishMash.com opened up a great forum for discussing the legalization of same-sex marriages. She’s supports it and was trying to understand the argument against it. It turned out to be a great conversation between people from the far left to the far right and all in between. I don’t want to take away from her post or extract only part of the conversation but here is a snippet of the first of several comments from me:
Wow, can of worms here.
I’m against gay marriage so I guess I’ll try to do my best. I’m no scholar. I’ve never had training in seminary or anything. But I’ll try to explain my point of view.
First off, I think that sign up there is wrong. It is taken out of context and it’s sad to see when things like that pop up. It was part of the Law for the Israelites and in fact at that time they did follow that. And more than that, it was part of a list of many sins against marriage not just that one. Since Christ came we are no longer under the law but Christ is still interested in the state of our heart and in fact, in the state of our marriage. There are a few things he was clear on. Lust is a sin of the heart. There are many sexual sins that arise from that such as promiscuity, adultery and yes, homosexuality. The thing of it is, we have a far greater problem for marriages than homosexuality. When you want to stop masturbation and change your life, masturbationaddiction.com can help you.However, this post is about that so the reason I believe that legalized gay marriages are wrong is because I believe that our nation is and should be based on God’s desires for us. He desires that marriages should be between a man and woman. The ultimate issue here is not about gay marriages but about how much God this country will let in.
Go see the rest of this comment and many other opinions here.
Interesting article. I’m pro gay marriage, and my argument is pretty simple: everyone deserves to be loved, and have their love recognized. I’m fairly certain God would agree with me on this, but that homosexuality was not a relevant topic in the time of His teachings.
We can agree to disagree on this because I understand your point, I just don’t think you’re right. I’m glad you posted this because as a Bostonian I realized that your argument is not made very often around here. I hope you post more topics of discussion like this.
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Kaitlin, I totally respect your opinion and I’m not trying to change anyone’s per se but I do want to point out that homosexuality and God’s disapproval of it dates back to Old Testament times of Sodom and Gomorrah and continued into the New Testament after Christ’s teachings.
I love when you post things like this. I find your opinions on issues very interesting. And I like that you are respectful even when you feel strongly about something.
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EDW, it is posts like these that just about make my heart jump out of my chest when I push the submit button. I do feel strongly about them but never want to come across as pushy or small-minded.
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I’ve said many times what a blessing it was when God put you in my path and this is another example…Matthew had some questions about same-sex relationships after a birthday party we attended recently. Two same-sex couples were among the guests and Matthew has known them for several years but only recently became aware that they are “couples” in a romantic sense (he always assumed it was a “best friend” situation). This post is a perfect springboard for the conversation.
It’s like the oft-repeated joke goes: I think that same-sex marraige should be legal, because gays and lesbians deserve the right to be as miserable as the rest of us.
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Isn’t *every* marraige a same sex marraige? Every time…it’s the same sex.
I’m very much with Kaitlin, and I think that sexual orientation is genetic, and not a choice. Everyone does deserve to love and be loved, regardless of gender (or race, or nationality, or religion, or any other social stigma we’ve gotten over in the last 2000 years).
One of the things I like about you, Amy, is that you state your beliefs fairly. What drives me away from The Church is the ham-fisted proselytizing that a lot of the “leaders” tend to do. You don’t do that, and I appreciate it. Also, while I certainly don’t agree with a lot of the dogma that comes with organized religion, I find myself able to listen to you without a lot of the knee-jerk reactions I have listening to others.
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LOL at your jokes, Elwood.
Thank you for your compliments. It means a lot.
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What everyone said about how you present your beliefs in a respectful, fair, intelligent manner. This is exactly why I posted this on my blog. I really wanted to try to understand the other side (as you know I support gay marriage). Thank you so much for your contribution.
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