Christians, are you capable of thinking without the bible dictating your thoughts.?

Question

Prove it.

Tell me how gay marriage would directly affect your life. I said directly!

That means how would gay marriage affect you PERSONALLY!!!!?

Obviously yesterdaylair is not capable of independent thought.

Answer 1

Have you ever actually talked with Christians? I have never met one who allowed the Bible to dictate their thoughts. On the contrary, most interpret the Bible to substantiate whatever they want to believe. The opposition to gay marriage has nothing to do with Scripture - it is a neo-conservative agenda, and its supporters allow the Christian Coalition to convince them that solidarity within the Christian community is more important than actually thinking out every specific problem. Why do you think they support a Constitutional Ammendment? They could just as easily accomplish their agenda through local government. The gay marriage issue is being pushed by neo-cons who want to centralize the U.S. government. Gay marriage is just a pole to rally around (no pun intended).

Answer 2

Look, lets get something straight.

MARRIAGE IS a religious thing.
So the question should really be why do people (gay and non-gay) want to get married ?

The laws DO need to be changed because it gave married people more rights as partners than non-married people.
These laws have been around for hundreds / thousands of years.

Basically what people have written is true, is it cheapening the whole idea of marraige. But there is nothing wrong or disgusting or dangerous about being gay...

Also, religious people trust in the bible much like a daughter might trust in a mother's judgement and follow her advice even though she's not sure or doesn't agree with it. She looks to someone above her to guide her through life. The bible is like that for some religious people so they don't question it.

Also, marraige was SUPPOSED to be between a man and a woman specifically, hence why people object when the union doesn't involve a man or a woman. It doesn't need to directly affect them for them to be against it. It's just an opinion or a view and we are all entitled to one.
That said , the law should definitely be changed to allow gays to have a union. Marriage has changed to mean a union and celebration of love but at the end of the day it was and still is a religious thing. Why really, do non-religious people follow mostly religious rules for the ceremony if they don't believe in the religion any other time.. ? Doesn't make much sense really.

ps- im not religious. you can check my history for proof.

Answer 3

Yes. I believe in and follow Christ. That, by definition makes me a Christian. Everyone has their own idea on what it means to follow Christ. Mine is different from the average fundamentalist. I am a rather liberal Christian.
Now, how would gay marriage directly affect my life? I would be attending a lot of weddings that just can't legally happen in this state yet. In the meantime, I enjoy visiting with my friends and their partners with their civil unions.
Also, should God take my husband away before me, I would be free to choose a husband or a wife to spend my last days with.

Answer 4

Well, to give you a flat honest answer, gay marriage does not affect or effect my life in any sort of way. I am a Christian and I do not approve of gay marriage, but if they want to marry, let them marry. I am not the judge of any one or any thing. God did not designate me or any other human to be judgemental of others. That is His place only. He says in the Bible that will judge us harshly if we judge others. I am accountable for my wrong doing and not for any one elses. So here you have it, a Christian who directly answered your question. But yes, I did use the Bible to decide. Those who misuse the Bible are the ones I think you should not like because not all of us do!

Answer 5

The advent of gay marriage would tear down the fabric of society as we know it today! We should look at the Netherlands as an example. Their society is a shambles with the advent of gay marriages. they have proven that they don't last, less than 1% make the full comittment. There is added insurance costs, which raise my premiums. Children suffer because marriage is designed to have a mother figure and a father figure. It only confuses the child when there is two moms or two dads, and they grow up confused as to where they fit in society. Most of them will have self esteem issues, think that life is meaningless. It's bad enough that 75% of the straight marriages don't want to make a life long comittment. Why add the unnecesary burden on society?

Answer 6

Hey, I can think whatever I like. I can look at porn, I could go out there and do 5 guys and 3 girls in one night from some random night-club. I could call almost every drug dealer in my city and get whatever drugs I want. I could sit down and drink a bottle of Vodka in 5 minutes flat. I used to do that. Well, my record was 2 chicks and 3 guys in one day.
The point is, I don't do that anymore.

When I came to know Jesus, I got a conscience. You know, all that other stuff is self destructive. Whether its one or all, they're all bad. I could still go out and do it all, but I don't want to. I have no desire to get shot up, pissed, or sexed up because I love God more than that.

Marriage was designed by God to be between man and wife. If gay marriage was allowed that is breaking one of God's laws. That directly affects me because I love my Lord, and what pains my God pains me. It hurts me to see people passing out on the street after drinking too much. It hurts me when I hear about girls getting raped on their way home from school. And it hurts me when people try and make other ways to kick dirt in God's face. That is what gay marriage is all about: rebellion to God.

And you know the funny thing about that? God still loves you. Even though it hurts him so much, he still loves you. If you were the only person on the planet, he still would have sent his son to die for you.

Answer 7

Gay marriage doesn't bother me. I have had a gay family member who was in a committed relationship much longer than most straight people. As long as no-one is being abused, then it isn't anyone else's business who another person loves. For those who are against it, How would you like to live with & love for 40+ yrs. Your partner gets very ill & is dying. You are not allowed in the ICU because you're not family nor are you allowed to keep any of his/her personal possesions, or even to bury him if any blood relative doesn't want you to. Put yourself in that position & then tell me how fair that is. No, I am not gay, I am a 65 yr. old great grandmother who has lived a lot of life & seen all kinds of marriages whether gay or straight. I am also a very staunch Christian who believes that GOD made us all, the way we are, with all our faults etc. HE loves us all the same. Remember we are all Children of GOD. HE doesn't have grandchildren. HE also taught us not to judge others but to "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Answer 8

Why be personal, Christianity isn't about us... and let me get something straight for the world; judgment is when you say something based on opinion.... conviction is when you have the courage to uphold the judgment of one who is capable of making said judgment. Just as the bailiff upholds the law of the judge he serves.

And pray tell, why do the suicide and depression rates skyrocket with homosexuals? Perhaps their is more to this than opinion? The only judgment I see here is when those seeking "tolerance" are so scared of those with conviction that all they do is act in a manner that contradicts their own claim to toleration.

Answer 9

You seem to have asked two questions here.....To answer the first.
Anyone who creates/makes something almost always provides a handbook of instructions on how to use said article......"For best results, clean this, oil here, don't do this/that etc......" God has done the same, he gave us the Bible as our hand book so we can get the best out of life, and as our creator he knows better than we do ourselves what is best for us and what is harmful and what the consequences will be depending on what we choose......surely as our creator he has the right to inform us of what is right and wrong, and shouldn't we be grateful that he has lovingly provided us with guidelines on how best to lead our lives to our benefit... The Bible clearly tells us that God detests men who lie with men and women who leave their natural ways........If people chose that way of life it is up to them to face up to any consequences that may happen.....

Answer 10

It doesn't effect me at all. God said to go into the world and populate it, or reproduce for a better word. Now without straight people how could that happen.so.............what your saying is that their should be both gay and straight to have a balance?