im a christian, but what is your oppinion on gay marriage?

Question

we are about to decide whether or not we are going to have a law on gay marriage or marraige being between a man and a woman. i personally thinks it's stupid that we even have to make a law. marriage is between a man and a woman, it's been that way since day 1, if we are being forced to make laws, why not add in a law saying that we can't marry animals! because there was some lady who married her dolphin!

god bless!! :-)

please give me your personal oppinions!

Answer 1

I am a Christian as well but I honestly dont see anything wrong with it. If two people love each other they should eb able to express it how they please, no matter what the orientation or preference is.

Answer 2

It's important to distinguish the sacrament of marriage from the civil institution of marriage.

Sacramental marriage is (according to those who practice it), a sacred union, a covenant between the married couple and whatever god they believe in. The civil institution of marriage is, in essence, a two-person corporation. A married couple essentially says, "Legally, economically, and politically, we are a team."

Why would governments recognize these self-declared unions between some people and not others? Because the government has a vested interest in protecting families. From virtually every standpoint, strong families build stronger societies. Historically, marriage has been the defining factor on what constitutes a family. Obviously, this has changed considerably in recent years. Our society has been and is experimenting with family structures that are not based on man-woman unions. Considering the increasingly common failure of traditional marriage to meet the needs of modern families, it seems wise to consider alternatives. With more options comes greater freedom and a greater ability to meet the needs of each individual family.

So, should gay couples be allowed religious marriage? Each church must choose for themselves. Religious organizations (like families) are recognized legal bodies and are endowed with the right to govern themselves as they see fit.

Should gay couples be allowed civil marriage? It certainly doesn't harm anyone, and it has the potential to help society find better ways of structuring families. There is no reason to deny law-abiding, consenting adults the right to identify themselves, legally, as a family.

In your example, the lady who married the dolphin was obviously practicing sacramental marriage. She can have a ceremony and say she's married, but her union with the dolphin (whatever it may be) does not constitute a legal family in the eyes of the government. Homosexuals are not fighting for the right to express their commitment to one another spiritually. They are fighting for the right to define themselves as legal families, thereby gaining the rights and priviledges (and risks!) afforded to all American families.

Incidentally, we are not ABOUT to decide on the Federal law. It has already been decided. The Senate allowed the Federal Marriage Amendment to die last week. See the link below.

Answer 3

Another poster here emailed me an excellent idea for this the other day.

Personally, I don't think anyone would really give a damn if gay people got married, if it wasn't for the fact that it entailed certain rights by law.

But how about this? What if we just removed marriage from law altogether? What if we revamped our economic system so that married people get no additional rights over single people. Therefore, if people want to get married, at the church of the flying spaghetti monster, they can go and do so. And their marriage will be no less valid than anyone else's...?

Answer 4

People deserve rights. Marriage as a legal concept should not be refused to some just because of religious beliefs. Maybe God will not 'bless' homosexual unions, but that is for Him, not mere humans to do.
It pisses me off that if a gay/les family w/ kids falls apart, the nonbiological parent has no rights and no child support responsibilities. it pisses me off that no matter that I can't afford ins, how good my girlfriend's health ins is, or how long we've been together the law doesn't recognize it. It pisses me off that a home shared by a gay/les couple for 20 years can be taken away from the surviving partner.
It sucks enough when you family won't acknowledge your partner with out the government doing it too.

Answer 5

Being a Christian does not mean that only one answer is possible. There are many differing views by people who are Christian.

I do not agree that marriage has always been between 1 man and 1 woman. If Biblical examples are important to you, there are many examples of other kinds of relationships in the Bible, but that does not mean that they are right for every single person.

Unfortunately, your example of marrying animals is really loaded and insulting. What is important in human relationships is that the people involved treat each other with dignity, respect, love and nuturance, without violence or coercion. The gender of the people involved is utterly irrelvant. I am currently in a 10 year relationship with another woman. It feels very hurtful to have our loving relationship - which is emotionally and spiritually deep and rich - compared in that way. We are humans - and deeply religious humans at that - and not animals.

Written in love and peace.

Answer 6

First of all, it is ridiculous because they make up about 3% of the American population. There is an alterior motive on this "GAY" marriage agenda. Look at the facts, they have many partners all the time. They carry the most deadly diseases. They are the most hated social group in America. "Marriage" is just the first step towards their agenda. Next it will be "Polygamy". After that it will be "Pedifiles". The writing is on the wall. If America would reveal the hidden facts behind gay sex, no man or woman would dare to go near it. For example, gay men spend the latter part of their life in "diapers" because of the sexual affairs in their life. More heterosexual married women are dying of AIDS because of "gays". and so and so on. It's an alterior motive. Watch and see.

Answer 7

Let me start with a question: Do you want to live in a country where discrimination is present? I know that I don't, and that's all that law is going to do, is cause discrimination, more than what is already happening. I remember learning in school, that about 50 years ago, there was major discrimination, and I don't want that to return. Honestly, I think that the GLBT community should be allowed to marry... because marriage is about love, not gender. Love is what will get them through anything. Since marrige is only a legal term, it doesn't really matter, because they know that the love is there.

Answer 8

Why does it matter if a man and a man (or woman and woman) wan'ts to get married? Is the world going to stop spinning? Will all our children instantly be converted to homosexuality? Will "God" get upset and rain down fire and brimstone? NO NO NO NONO

The thing is...it doesn't matter...the only people it matters to are ignorant individuals who believe that a book written 6000 and 2000 years ago has some form of meaning. Let me ask you a question...the bible says women are property and should not be able to hold lands, titles, be free to express their opinions, etc.... So why aren't you in the kitchen making your husband / father his dinner and cleaning the house instead of posting on the internet? What? You have rights now and that notion of women being property is antiquated? Oh...so you can change the parts of the bible that you want to change...that's good to know.

Answer 9

A same-sex marriage is a union of two loving adults into an equal and consenting relationship. How could you POSSIBLY compare that to a crazy person who wants to marry outside their species to a creature who cannot even converse with them?!?!?!? YIKES!!!
I am also a Christian, and I believe in separation of church and state. The state should recognize any consenting partnership for legal and insurance reasons. Leave it up to the churches, temples, etc. to decide what they what to bless as sacred or not. Marriage is religious. My church has done many same-sex "holy unions". To those individuals, they are already bound for life. Why shouldn't they get the same legal and tax benefits as every other married American citizen?

Answer 10

I think it's a tragedy that our country is so messed up! Gay marriage is wrong and I hate that people on here act like you are the biggest jerk if you voice your opinion in that way. Marriage should be only between a man and a woman and that is according to God.

Answer 11

Gay marriage is wrong anyway you look at it. Gay in general is wrong. Think about Sodom and Gamorrah(don't know how to spell that) and what happened there - God brought down his wrath because of the gay and filthy things that were going on in the land. I see signs everywhere that say - God loves Gay people! Well, yes, God does love Gay people but he doesn't agree with what they are doing. One day very soon his wrath will be poured out and then they won't have time to repent. They will wish that they had listened to all of the people who didn't believe in what they were doing. Hell is going to be a bad place where the worm dieth not. There will be weeping and knashing of teeth and burning in the fiery flames for eternity! Please if you read this and you are gay, think twice about what you are doing Jesus loves you and he will forgive you for your sins. Homosexuality is a sin!!!!!