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[Disciple4life]

What's up with all the Gay threads?

In the old days Christians used to talk about Jesus.

Now all people want to talk about is gay stuff!

[n david]

Originally Posted by Disciple4life

What's up with all the Gay threads?

In the old days Christians used to talk about Jesus.

Now all people want to talk about is gay stuff!

C'mon bro, it's 2014! You're a bigot unless you talk about loving them over and over. Get with the times!

[Disciple4life]

Jesus showed us that we should love everyone.

You can't shine the light if you are always talking about darkness!

[Rudy]

Originally Posted by Disciple4life

What's up with all the Gay threads?

In the old days Christians used to talk about Jesus.

Now all people want to talk about is gay stuff!

These rulings will eventually effect the pulpit.

[Dichotomy Girl]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Ultimately, the state shouldn't be regulating private associations and relationships. I like the way the Quakers used to do it. They'd have a meeting and the couple would exchange promises, a Quaker marriage certificate was given and they signed their Bibles and husband and wife. They often refused to seek a state license to marry or file their marriages with the state. The marriage was entirely a private association. And even the termination of their marriages were handled privately unless there was a criminal violation of the law such as assault or kidnapping.

We really need to begin drawing a distinction between "Civil Marriage" and "Holy Matrimony". Some religious communities will unite couples in "Holy Matrimony" and leave it up to each couple as to rather they want to legalize their marriage with the state. In a sense, these churches have taken marriage back and defined it in accordance to their convictions within their fellowship.

I agree, and for the record, I am pro-gay Marriage. Allow gay people to be civilly married, for reasons such as taxes, inheritances, medical proxies, estates, etc., in no means that you need to believe they are married in the eyes of God.

And I don't think any of the gay people I know would have any interest in forcing a minister who believes that they are biggest hellbound perverts in the world to marry them in a church. There are plenty of gay-affirming churches these days.

Ultimately it doesn't hurt you! (fundamentalists, not you personally Auquila). Oh, it erodes the family, it erodes good Christian Values.....

Do you protest allowing Muslims to marry in the United States, what about Atheists, who are going to raise little Atheist children?

You can't control the world. You can't legislate your morality. God gave us free will, and this country gave us freedom of (and from if the case may be) religion.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl

I agree, and for the record, I am pro-gay Marriage. Allow gay people to be civilly married, for reasons such as taxes, inheritances, medical proxies, estates, etc., in no means that you need to believe they are married in the eyes of God.

And I don't think any of the gay people I know would have any interest in forcing a minister who believes that they are biggest hellbound perverts in the world to marry them in a church. There are plenty of gay-affirming churches these days.

Ultimately it doesn't hurt you! (fundamentalists, not you personally Auquila). Oh, it erodes the family, it erodes good Christian Values.....

Do you protest allowing Muslims to marry in the United States, what about Atheists, who are going to raise little Atheist children?

You can't control the world. You can't legislate your morality. God gave us free will, and this country gave us freedom of (and from if the case may be) religion.

Also, if we legalize gay marriage... we'll soon see, "gay divorce". And that will make for fabulous television! lol

[Aquila]

And frankly, as many married man will testify... if you want two people to stop having sex... let them get married. lol!

[Rudy]

Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl

I agree, and for the record, I am pro-gay Marriage. Allow gay people to be civilly married, for reasons such as taxes, inheritances, medical proxies, estates, etc., in no means that you need to believe they are married in the eyes of God.

And I don't think any of the gay people I know would have any interest in forcing a minister who believes that they are biggest hellbound perverts in the world to marry them in a church. There are plenty of gay-affirming churches these days.

Ultimately it doesn't hurt you! (fundamentalists, not you personally Auquila). Oh, it erodes the family, it erodes good Christian Values.....

Do you protest allowing Muslims to marry in the United States, what about Atheists, who are going to raise little Atheist children?

You can't control the world. You can't legislate your morality. God gave us free will, and this country gave us freedom of (and from if the case may be) religion.

There are gays who would like to force the issue. Some have bashed-back and spray painted the church van. There is the radical element. I know you said you did not know any, just saying.

The phrase "bash-back" tickles me for some reason-lol.

The radical element in politics will threaten the pulpit with 501c3 tax exempt. One can't use the pulpit to speak against government policy under 501c3.

[ludwig_v_m]

Yeah - I think I fall into Aquila's side with this.

Government (of any sort) has no business in the marriage, well, business. Marriage is either religious or individual.

[jediwill83]

I agree...I dont believe government should be involved in legislating marriage @Dichotomy-Girl...love your take on that as well...I honestly havent seen it put like that exactly but I like it.