Why does religion get mixed up in gay marriage?

Question

Marriage is nothing more, nothing less than a legal entity created through the purchase of a license. It has nothing to do with religion. All the church does is sanctify the union and no one is telling a church they have to do that for a gay couple if they don't want to. It's a legal issue, not a religious one.

Answer 1

Take heart, dear gay friends. This country has spent its entire existence defining the phrase, “all men are created equal and guaranteed equal protection under the law.” At first it was very simple and taken very literally.

Then some brave women said, “this should apply to me too and I should be allowed to vote.” And do you know what the people who disagreed used as their weapon in the fight against women’s suffrage? That’s right, the Bible. Then enough of the populace remembered that the USA isn’t governed by the Bible, it’s governed by the Constitution and women were given the right to vote. I’ll admit it’s still a work in progress.

Some years later, some brave African Americans said, “this should apply to me too and I should be allowed to vote and attend a decent school close to my home.” And do you know what the people who disagreed used as their weapon in the fight against civil rights and desegregation? That’s right, the Bible. Then enough of the populace remembered that the USA isn’t governed by the Bible, it’s governed by the Constitution and civil rights took hold. I’ll admit it’s still a work in progress.

So be patient, dear friends. History has proven that we will eventually get it right and that phrase will truly apply to everyone.

And to all you ignorant Jesus-freaks who want to argue that our laws are based on the Ten Commandments, that’s just plain hooey! Our laws, like the laws of every western democracy, are based on the legal system of Ancient Rome. Oh, and by the way, they were Pagen…..

Answer 2

This is one place where church and state fail to seperate. Marriage has always been a religious act. It's regulated by law, or tax breaks, legal issues etc.
Gay people have nothing holding them back from legally permitting someone to make medical decisions, to get their estate upon death. The only thing they cant do is get a tax break. So what do they really want? a ceremony? I can understand the gov't not wanting to justify same sex partnerships as marriage, because then any 2 people could say hey we live together, we want a tax break. In some states, if 1 man and 1 woman live together for 1 month, they are considered married, I don't get that either.

Answer 3

Thre are those that DO consider marriage to be a religious bond between "man and woman" (rather than just two people) in the eyes of God.

This prevents religion from being a secular idea.

The main problem this causes is civil unions do not give the same legal benefits that marriage does. If a partner is unconscious in hospital then you cannot visit them without consent of family because you are not considered kin in the laws eyes. That's one of the few, most of the others relate to money and I shalln't go into them.

Answer 4

I don't feel that religion gets mixed up a gay marriage. A gay marriage is already mixed up because the Word of God says that it should not be so. The Word of God says that homosexuality is an abonimation before God. No let's get this straight, I am not saying that I hate my brothers and sisters who are involved in it. I hate the sin. The sin is homosexuality. I cannot say that I am a child of the Most High God and hate anyone. That would be a lie before God. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. The fact that the church does sanctify(means set apart)marriage, means that that union is something that can be matched no where else but in God. So with that in mind, I beg to differ, marriage is more that just a license purchase . If you try to twist any thing long enough, you may be able to justify it. But the Word of God does not change. It is the same yesterday, today and forever more. May God Bless

Answer 5

Indeed. Marriage is a contract between two people and the state. It involves responsibilities to each other, and legalities too...

As far as i'm concerned, what sanctifies a marriage is a public commitment between two loving people. That can be done in a church or mosque or temple, or outside in a park or a back yard.

And the gender of those two loving people doesn't matter.

Y'know, I keep hearing people say inane things like that gay marriage is a "slippery slope" that could lead to people marrying dogs or their siblings or such.

Similar arguments were used before Loving v. Virginia ended all race-based legal restriction on marriage in the United States (1967, btw, for those who didn't know it - within my lifetime),

And the predicted ruination of the institution of marriage didn't happen.

Answer 6

i don't think of it fairly concerns. If a gay couple is in love, they don't need to get married. yet, i imagine that's their selection no matter if or not they want to or not. and they could be allowed to. it is not allowed maximum places contained in america. i imagine the actual shown actuality that gay's can't marry violates many aspects of the country structure. do not comprehend why it bothers human beings a lot. all of us have freedom of religion. only because ones religious beliefs would not correspond with anothers beliefs? you may't use God or the Bible as an excuse to restriction gays from marrying. Oh nicely. possibly it is going to replace quicker or later. some places contained in the global sentence you to lack of life or life in prision once you're gay.

Answer 7

People don't understand the difference between the secular institution and the religious sacrament. If history had shown that anything positive came out of "separate but equal" theories, I'd be in favor of calling gay marriage a civil union. But we in the US have been down that road before, and it didn't work so well.

Answer 8

Yep.

But the point of the religious argument is that since God ordained marriage, in a way, created marriage, it is not just a legal issue, but a moral and religious one.

I agree with you, just showing you why some think its not just a state issue.

Answer 9

I agree that gays should not be targeted - Christians, if it's not natural, why would so many gays subject themselves to attacks like your own?? because of the fun of it? I don't think so. They would't go through such hardships as coming out and facing discrimination if they weren't truly that way inside. EVEN IF it is a product of upbringing, how can we blame them for it? They are not responsible for their society or parents. Should we also blame manic depressives for their depression?

However, marriage began as a spiritual/religious ceremony. It was only made legal afterwards.

Answer 10

Marriage is a religious institution.

Most of the time, homosexuals want to be married in a Christian church ceremony.

God's Word clearly says homosexuality is a sin, the same as lying, murder, theft, etc.

So, why do you homosexuals want to shove your beliefs into our religion? You are trying to force Christianity to change your sinful lifestyle as okay with God, and it isn't.

We Christians would feel the same if a group that lived a lifestyle that was sinful to God, and promoted themselves so they were identified strickly by that sin, tried to force us to accept their lifestyle as okay. So, we reject sin as being okay, not you as people. Don't try forcing us to accept your sins as acceptable.

Go get a civil ceremony marriage. The government may recognize it, but God won't.