Homosexual Marriage

[Persnickety Polecat]

(05-11-2012 04:23 PM)Donb123 Wrote:  

(05-11-2012 11:44 AM)Persnickety Polecat Wrote:  I don't think anyone is arguing about whether or not it is in the Bible. I think people are arguing over the amount of authority the church has or should have in the government. And the framers of the Constitution seemed to believe it should have none. But apparently, you know better ...

Well sure people here are arguing whether it's in the Bible.

Not to mention that because a religious person wants input into the representative voting process and they happen to espouse views they believe to be informed by religion, doesn't mean that it is the church doing anything.

This is a pretty common fallacy for those who don't like a particular religious viewpoint to blame it on "the church" when there's lots of churches. Religious institutions get to have a viewpoint and a voice just as much as non-religious ones. And then more particularly, people of a particular religious persuasion and viewpoint are entitled to their opinion and vote as well, even if they are part of "the church."

To be perfectly honest, I don't believe the Bible addresses loving, consensual, monogamous homosexual relationships. I believe that the gay sex to which it refers was the prostitution and exploitation taking place in the temple. I understand not everyone agrees.

And obviously I believe that religious people should have a say in the government. I just disagree that they should dictate that everyone espouse and follow their particular belief system and use governmental authority to force their beliefs on others. *shrug*

Incidentally, a lot of people who are gay are also devoutly religious. One of my acquaintances is a lesbian ... and a minister ... like, zomg! The two are not mutually exclusive.