I agree. But we must preach the word of God otherwise it'll be like hiding our light under a bushel.
I completely agree, it's a kind of internal culture shock. I'm gay, and even I do a double take when I say a gay couple walking down the street hand in hand. It's just so unusual, my brain skips a beat. But, then, where I live, seeing an interracial couple is just as unusual (it wasn't till I went to University that I saw an Asian woman with a Middle-Eastern man - that made me jump).
I disagree
Do you believe that a secular society should allow gay marriage?
Unfortunately, a lot of people do care how gay marriage supposedly affects everything, and will try to force their own views on others:
Yes you're right.
I agree. But we must preach the word of God otherwise it'll be like hiding our light under a bushel.
Preaching the word of God is not creating morality laws. Preaching the word of God is living up to Christ's standards to the best of your ability. Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. In America, all people are created equal. If gays are unable to marry and receive the same civil rights as other married couples that means they are not considered equal. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and render unto God what is God's.
Allowing gays to marry will not force religious institutions to marry them. Religious institutions can already choose who they do and do not marry. Allowing gays to marry will not change that.
Preaching the word of God is not creating morality laws.
I know.
Preaching the word of God is living up to Christ's standards to the best of your ability.
And encouraging others to believe.
Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. In America, all people are created equal. If gays are unable to marry and receive the same civil rights as other married couples that means they are not considered equal. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and render unto God what is God's.
Allowing gays to marry will not force religious institutions to marry them.
I think you're wrong here.
Religious institutions can already choose who they do and do not marry.
Yes
Allowing gays to marry will not change that.
The word 'rights' sprang to mind.
I think out of all the answers this is the best one. The others all do not point out that its not a case of "If we wanted to we could force you, but we just do not want to."
Right now, racist churches are not forced to marry interracial couples, so why would homophobic churches in the future be any worse off?
I completely agree, it's a kind of internal culture shock. I'm gay, and even I do a double take when I say a gay couple walking down the street hand in hand. It's just so unusual, my brain skips a beat. But, then, where I live, seeing an interracial couple is just as unusual (it wasn't till I went to University that I saw an Asian woman with a Middle-Eastern man - that made me jump).
I disagree
Well, there are certainly lobbies in the Muslim and Jewish communities that support gay marriage, even religious gay marriage. In general, the 'nice' religious people, of whatever religion, tend to be more accepting of others, including gays and gay rights. Ideally, politicians would recognise the difference between civil and religious marriage - the Obamas and the Blairs have done it, after all.
I'm not a religious person, but even I would like to get married in my local church, so I can certainly understand why gay Catholics, who I find to invest more into their church than any other, would want to marry with the blessing of the RCC.
