The hot topic lately is prop 8, half say yes half say no. Ok got it.
Now this part goes out for my Christian Bothers and Sisters in God, what does Jesus say about gay marriage? Pretty much NO WAY JOSE!!
here is some proof for those who believe that the bible is the truth
Romans 1:26-27 “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”
That simple.
So what i don't get is why sooo many christians are voting no on prop 8!!!!
Now we have those saying how intolerant "we" Christians are. Not true, we love our neighbor as ourselves its commanded by the bible.
We love the thief, but we don't say stealing is ok, we love the murderer but we don't say its ok to kill
So whats makes homosexuality and different?
Boggles my mind sometimes.
Now for president.. No comment its like voting for being stabbed or shot, both suck.
4 comments:
This is such an important topic and it is certainly a heated one. I'm glad you brought it up.
One thing that concerns me as a citizen is that Prop 8 uses the state constitution to PRECLUDE a fundamental civil right to an entire class of people. Given that constitutions (federal and state) are designed to preserve the rights of the people, this seems a misuse of constitutional authority.
My own feeling is that if you don't like same sex marriage, don't have one. I don't see how a same sex marriage has any bearing on someone else's straight marriage.
I do think that amending a constitution to absolutely deny a fundamental right to a class of people has a damaging effect on all of us. I am chilled by the prospect that popular vote could deny minority groups their fundamental rights. It was not so long ago that most states denied blacks and whites the right to marry. The Supreme Court eventually held that marriage was a fundamental civil right and that states could not deprive people of that right. Imagine, though, if people had not liked that interpretation of the Constitution and had been able to put forth a proposition: we will rewrite the constitution so that it specifically precludes interracial couples from the right to marry.
I just don't like the whole idea of this proposition.
Oh -- one other thing I meant to say:
Religious freedoms (also protected under state and federal constitutions) mean that Christians (and other religious groups) may believe and practice what they wish. Certainly, religions that find homosexuality unacceptable will not be obliged to perform same sex marriages. I think this is important to remember.
Totally, totally. I don't want to deny anyones rights. But my personal beliefs hinder me from letting this happen. Im not gonna sit idly by.
Whatever happens ill accept it regardless of my personal feelings.
(i just dont wanna hear fellow christians saying its ok for gays to marry, not biblical)
Your comment tacitly points out something important: my response did not address the religious concern that your post sought to raise. Sorry about that.
In part, this is because I'm not a particularly religious person (though I have respect for those who are). I don't know scripture well enough to know whether there are references in the bible that might respond to the section you pointed to. Perhaps there are not.
The difficult thing for any of us as voters is to work through the competing discourses in our lives to figure out what grounds we will vote on.
It would be interesting to hear from others on this issue:
If one believes in constitutional democracy but also in a biblical prescription against same sex marriage, which set of values should ground one's voting practices? And why?
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