Don't you miss the days of Pres. BC?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Esther

I don't know what else you would call a vote, but support for them???

I agree there is no way you can agree with all a candiate stands for. However, for ME I can't knowingly vote for someone that admits and promotes what God calls an abomination. Personally, I don't see how any christian can.

Oh my goodness.

Reality check....abortion isn't going away and they will never outlaw it in the United States.

Also, gay people are tax paying citizens too. I don't like their lifestyle and I think it's sin. However, I don't think it's the government's job to be policing marriage. It's a private issue for private citizens living in a free country. I preach against it, I admonish any homosexual I know to build a relationship with Jesus Christ, and I'd never perform a gay wedding. However, I don't think the government's job is to stop gay people from marrying. Frankly, it could be argued that if anyone is going to have sex (gay or straight) they should be legally obligated to the other individual.

I have an uncle-in-law who's an Anglican Bishop. He's what I call an "ultra-liberal" and we like to have a friendly debate every so often. He personally supports gay marriage and follows a liberal interpretation of the Bible wherein he doesn't believe it's a sin. Many churches he frequents also don't believe it's a sin and they are strong advocates of gay marriage for the gay members of their congregations. Now, I disagree with him personally here, but he brought up an interesting point. He believes that the religious liberties of liberal Christians are infringed upon by gay marriage bans. He believes that their churches should have the right to recognize and solemnize anything their faith allows. He sees codifying MY religious beliefs and banning his as a form of discrimination against the Anglican Church's religious liberties. That could be said for any liberal Christian denomination.

So as you can see, it's more than just a privacy issue... it's also an issue of religious liberty.

Do I agree with it, no. But I believe America should be a free country where people can live and believe as they choose. When I was in the Army I had to come to grips with that because I was prepared to die for my country, even though the vast majority of my country's people and laws are what I call "unChristian". So I realized that I'm not fighting to preserve a "Christian Country"... I was defending a "Free Country" where people can be free, including the worst of sinners.

Maybe that makes me unChristian. But that's my angle.