Gay Marriage

[Jerlene]

Why do some churches waste so much time and money on keeping people from their civil rights (marriage, specifically gay marriage)?

Why do church goers think homosexuality is in anyway related to God, church and or the Bible?

First of all, marriage is a civil right. Religion has nothing to do with it.

Secondly, nowhere in the Bible does it state that God does not love homosexual people, or that being homosexual is a sin. It in fact states the opposite.

In the Bible it says that God loves everyone. The fact that people are saying differently is their own personal opinion and they don't want to be thought of as a bigot so they hide being God and religion. Pathetic.

[sandraleesmith46]

Best read your Bible a bit more thoroughly, it does say that in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, quite clearly albeit without using that word specifically. That said, the purpose for marriage is solely procreation and rearing the young and since biologically we are built to do that heterosexually, that precludes homosexual automatically. If people choose to live that lifestyle, fine, and if they choose to cohabit fine too. However, as I don't believe it is a "genetic" thing, but rather an abberant pathway in the brain initiated in very early childhood, by nurture, not nature, and until someone shows me a gene or several to prove otherwise , I won't change my mind about that, I also don't believe it should be "protected" any differently than say schizophrenia, or major depression. The difference here being that these folks are claiming it's healthy, when biologically, it's obviously not! I'm not advocating hate crimes against homosexuals, or denying them civil rights. But I don't believe "marriage" is appropriate. And I sure don't approve of them raising children, because all they can pass along is the same damaged nurturing they got, until they learn differently, and as long as it's "approved" of by society now, they never will do that.

[Jerlene]

The difference here being that these folks are claiming it's healthy, when biologically, it's obviously not!

You're an idiot. Why is it bad for their health? Homosexuals don't eat their vegetables?

I'm not advocating hate crimes against homosexuals, or denying them civil rights. But I don't believe "marriage" is appropriate.

Marriage is a union between two people so you are, in fact, denying them of their civil rights. Saying they should not be allowed to marry is basically excluding them from the human race.

And I sure don't approve of them raising children, because all they can pass along is the same damaged nurturing they got, until they learn differently, and as long as it's "approved" of by society now, they never will do that.

Blacks shouldn't be allowed to have children either then since all they can pass down is their knowledge of the streets and guns.
You think just because they are gay, their children are going to be gay? It's actually quite rare for a child of a homosexual couple to become gay.
As for them having children, with modern day technology, it is possible for two people of the same gender to have children BIOLOGICALLY. The incredible part? BOTH their DNA can be in the child. They just need someone to donate the opposite chromosome.

[solidus37]

I really don't know why gay marriages should be stop. For all I know Is that they should be given freedom to do what they want. anyway they are already consenting adults. They know what is right and what is wrong

[redirection]

as peter Russell said, we could use them for this over populated world.

[sandraleesmith46]

Learn to read what's written in full context, before you pull out your PC jargon responses, and name calling is rude and uncalled for. My IQ is well above the 20 that is max for an idiot!

[stocktrading]

it will remain as controversy for more years
ppl cant accept it soon
give them some time

[Handsome]

Gay marriage is just against to the nature so we dont accept it all

[sandraleesmith46]

It is against "nature". Biologically, we were not constructed to procreate homosexually, either gender. We were created to procreate heterosexually, and the purpose for which marriage was instituted sociologically is about rearing the young of our species, not all the other things we now attribute to it. Those trappings have been added as societies developed. But marriage, the formation of a family unit, was about preservation of the species, rearing the young. Some animals do so in such units also; wolves, lions, and most herding animals, as well as many bird species, including long-term matings, for exactly the same reasons. Basically, until someone can show me a gene or cluster of genes that undisputably cause homosexuality in humans, I will continue to believe it's about nurture... dysfunctional rearing of the child, and damage done very early in the developmental years, before most people's memories. I have seen like damage occur from that, unfortunately within my own family, growing up. I think instead of accepting that as an "alternative lifestyle", which then opened a door to a host of others, even more dysfunctional to claim like status, we needed to stick to our guns and get them sound psychological treatment to get to the root of the disease afflicting their minds and therefore their choices. But in our modern PC society, we didn't do that; our leaders caved to their diseased demands. On the other side of the coin, with the exception of military service, unless they are kept in separate barracks, I see no reason to deny them work, or other rights, just as we do for others with mental illnesses and dysfunctions. The reason I say separate barracks is the same reason they don't house men and women in the same barracks.

[BENJAMIN51]

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