Argh- the absolutely brain dead arguments I hear against allowing homosexuals equal protection under civil law (so long as the free practice of religion is not infringed upon) have got me stumped- so I made one equally stupid reason against gay marriage up for the title of this post. Personally, I think Christians who truly believe gay people are somehow less than desirable in God's eyes would want them to be able to legally enter long-term monogamous relationships, so they will be not out there turning those good, God-fearing boys to the dark path of the sodomite- or whatever ludicrous claim they are making in the mainstream.
I also read about how gay marriage will destroy the American family- I don't see it. They say it will kill American Christian values- but giving not one shred of supportable, reasonable evidence to support this. Furthermore, they have yet to admit the simple truth- there is a HUGE difference between civil law marriage and religious marriage. Methinks that they omit the difference between law and church morality because it will absolutely destroy their case.
You don't have to allow gay couples in your sanctuaries, you will not be forced to provide your Pastor to officiate the ceremonies, your church will not have to recognize these marriages as being endorsed by God. Eventually, the laws will be written so people with religious objection will not be forced to make the services of their business available.
Let's face it- that will not stop gay men and women from being able to obtain services for their legal marriages. It certainly didn't stop many of these "religious objectors" from supporting a homosexual when they bought dresses/ suits/ tuxedos from openly gay designers, or using images painted by a gay man named Michelangelo. As I read the Old Testament, ignorance of the Law doesn't excuse you from it- and therefore all Christians who wear, use, or revere anything produced by a gay human being is supporting that gay life style.
The so-called "Christian" organizations spending BILLIONS in fighting this wave of civil rights legislation have failed miserably to use the same assets to help the poor and needy here in the US- thereby invalidating their claim of religious authority. How can I say that there is no religious authority behind the denial of equal protection of law? If the suit you wear would feed 6 people for 4 months, the car you drive would feed 6 people for three years, the tithes/ offerings Christian organizations spend in fighting gay marriage would end poverty in our country and could be used to create tens of 1000's of living wage jobs, or be used to feed the world's hungry for whatever period of time- obviously it is not Jesus or God Himself guiding your organization.
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