Gay marriage?

Question

the Bible says that it is an abomination to God for a man and another man to get to gether, likewise for women. so wouldn't it be kind of contradicting to allow gays to marry? I know, sepparation of the state and the church... state marriage is ok, they aknowledge that they are together, but church and under God, no.

Answer 1

yup; correct on this one.

Answer 2

Marriage is a civil contract that the church has co-opted. The only way to have a marriage recognized is to have the state issue a license. This is a governmental function and the state has an interest in insuring stable relationships, whether gay or straight.

What's more, there are many churches that do wish to marry gay people (Unitarian Universalists, UCC, MCC, many Episcopalian diocese), and while they can perform religious ceremonies, the failure of the states to issue licenses render these ceremonies legally meaningless.

Answer 3

First of all, not everyone believes in the Bible, so the statement above is pointless. Second, marriage is a life partnership between two consenting adults, having nothing to do with religion. Many people do not mix religion with marriage, and so producing a law based on the beliefs of one religion is very wrong. If two consenting adults want to share a life together, then what is the big deal. Whether it be for love, money advantages, or something else, why should it matter to you?

Answer 4

I don't see why gay people need the sanction of the church unless it's because they can't be at ease with their own concious, they need the church's blessing because deep inside they know what they are doing is unatural. As far as equal rights financially as "domestic partners" whatever floats their boat, but for a church to go against bibical doctrine they supposedly adhere to to endorse what is politically correct, as a former Episcopalian altar/choir boy I'm thinking of finding another church.That said teh Episcopal church is an offshoot of the Anglican Church which was founded when an English King decided he wanted a divorce, killed the Catholic clergy and replaced them with his own loyal followers. then King James came along, revised the Bible, and took out a lot of references about homosexuality because some believe he was gay, and that this was why he so hated witches and "soothsayers" who could supposedly tell what he wanted kept secret. It gets kind of crazy, and all those people asking on Yahoo Answers if they can get their animals pregnant, would have every right to demand marriage rights for them too. Why discriminate against inter-species weddings? What next? Cannibalism?

Answer 5

David and Jonathan were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose intimate relationship was recorded favorably in the Old Testament books of Samuel.
Other scholars, however, interpret the love between David and Jonathan as more intimate than friendship.[1][2] This interpretation views the bonds the men shared as romantic love, regardless of whether or not the relationship was physically consummated. Jonathan and David cared deeply about each other in a way that was certainly more tender and intimate than a platonic friendship.
The relationship between the two men is addressed with the same words and emphasis as loving mixed-sex relationships in the Hebrew Testament: e.g. 'ahabah or אהבה (see Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon, Hebrew word #160; Gen. 29:20; 2 Sam. 13:15; Pro. 5:19; Sgs. 2:4-7; Sgs. 3:5-10; Sgs. 5:8) When they are alone together, David confides that he has "found grace" in Jonathan's eyes. Throughout the passages, David and Jonathan consistently affirm and reaffirm their love and devotion to each other. Jonathan is willing to betray his father, family, wealth, and traditions for David. However, this may be due to Jonathan's acceptance that David was God's anointed king of Israel.
The covenant made between the two men strengthens a romantic rather than political or platonic interpretation of their relationship. At their first meeting, Jonathan strips himself before the youth, handing him his clothing, remaining naked before him. When they first make their covenant, not long after their first meeting, the reason supplied is simply because Jonathan "loved [David] as his own soul." (1 Sam. 18:3). Each time they reaffirm the covenant, love is the only justification provided. Additionally, it should be observed that the covenants and affectionate expressions were made in private, rather than publicly as would a political bond.
The fact that David refers to Jonathan as "brother" does not necessarily signify a platonic relationship. "Brother" was often used as a term of romantic, even erotic, affection in ancient Mediterranean societies. For instance, "brother" is used to indicate long-term homosexual relationships in the Satyricon (eg. 9, 10, 11, 13, 24, 25, 79, 80, 91, 97, 101, 127, 130, 133), in the poetry of Catullus (Poem No. 100) and Martial (ie. 2.4, 7.24, 10.65), and in Apuleius' The Golden *** (8.7). "From the middle of the second millennium B.C.E. ... it became usual for commoner husbands [in parts of the Mediterranean] to call their wives 'sister'" when they were in fact not siblings[3].

But God did not write the bible. God only wrote the ten commandments. Man wrote the bible hundreds of years after the death of Christ. That is one reason that the King James is called a Version.

after all that.. Let us have the same rights as others. Faith has nothing to do with law

Answer 6

fortunately for gay folks Christians aren't God and IF God cares about the mating rituals and taboos of some barely evolved primates on an obscure little planet then it will be up to God whether God acknowledges the marriage vows of two loving homosexual primates.

Answer 7

It's the love that is important, not the gender.

Homosexuals are not sick and disgusting. They're just different. Homosexuality is no more a crime than breathing. To the people involved, it is a NATURAL process. They are just made differently than a heterosexual, and this is not something that can be changed. The desire for their own sex is imprinted in their genes.

Answer 8

Well, I'm a Christian and I beleive what the Holy Bible says about homosexuals. I think homsexualality is wrong and there should be no bond of marriage in any way.

Answer 9

I think the act of homosexuality is a sin.Therefore,I shall marry a guy.
And if my gay friend wants to marry a guy too,he can go ahead,because I am not going to make THAT kind of choice for him.It is not my place.

Answer 10

It's up to each individual state, nation or religion to deal with such issues.

Answer 11

Gay marriage is against Gods rule. and it is also against the law.