Christians: How do you feel about gay marriage being legal in some states?

Question

And its only a matter of time before more states allow it, and theres nothing you can do about it :) does that make you upset?....OH NO RUN THE DEVIL IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!! Hahaha.

Answer 1

I think you just summed up the views of many christians.

Answer 2

When the subject of homosexual marriage is addressed by the religious community, the Bible is usually quoted.

One of the most popular quotations is I Corinthians 7:2-4, which states ". . . let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. . . ." This passage undoubtedly establishes that marriage is between one man and one woman. However, there are a few more rules that the Bible assigns to marriage which are usually overlooked and are not considered part of "traditional" marriage. Therefore, traditional marriage is not relative to religion, but rather traditional marriage is relative to society. If we were to define marriage according to the Christian faith, then we would have to fully adhere to all of the rules laid out in the Bible, not just some of them.

The Bible restricts marriage between different groups of people, which we would normally not consider to be a religious sanction. Marriage is prohibited between people of different races (Deuteronomy 7:3; Number 25:6-8 & 36:3-9; 1 Kings 11:2; Ezra 9:2; Nehemiah 13:25-27). Keep in mind, in this point of time "race" was relative to someone's ethnicity, not necessarily the color of their skin. Also, people from different religious backgrounds cannot marry (2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 2 John 1:9-11). Therefore, according to the Bible, people of different races, creeds, colors, or national origins are not allowed to inter-marry. The Bible considerably restricts the freewill of women in marriage. The Bible clearly defines that a woman is subject to her husband (Ephesians 5:21-24; 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Colossians 3:18; 1 Timothy 2:11-12; Titus 2:3, 5). Also, the Bible restricts who a woman can marry. According to Matthew 5:32, a divorced woman cannot remarry. An antagonistic or aggressive woman is not even allowed to marry (Proverbs 21:9; 21:19; 25:24; & 27:15). A woman is also required to marry her brother-in-law upon the death of her husband (Deuteronomy 25:5-10); however, if a brother-in-law is unavailable, then she is to refrain from intimacy for the remainder of her life (1 Timothy 5:5-15). But most profoundly, if a woman is raped and she does not report the crime, then she is to marry her rapist (Deuteronomy 22:28-29). Therefore, according to the Bible, women are required to marry certain individuals and lose all rights upon marriage.

Laws cannot be established based on the ancient Christian concept of marriage. Society has adapted and changed and so have the interpretation, meaning, and importance of these scriptures. Maybe someday, I Corinthians 7:2-4 will be interpreted differently or less important. However, the fact of the matter is that traditional marriage is not based on the ancient Christian concept of marriage. Women are free and equal to men and are allowed to marry (or not to marry) any man they want. Men and women of different ethnic backgrounds are allowed to marry without any hesitation. Therefore, the Christian religion cannot be used to define marriage.

Answer 3

You know, I never give it much thought.
If you think about that a lot, someone must be drawing your attention to it.
Perhaps a preacher, pastor, radio preacher.
WHAT IS THEIR ITINERARY?
What are they talking about it for?
Do they have a problem?
Is it something to talk about to stir up peoples emotions?
To keep people interested.

You have to remember that it is already set up.

The Prophesy is already done, this world is being kept for fire and the evil men there on. Why are you getting so upset about it?
You can not change anything.

Answer 4

I keep reading your posts, I dont know why. I think its great, and should be legal in ALL states, yes Im a Christian, yes I believe homosexuals are people too, and have no problem with any of them. No it doesnt make me upset, it does kind of bug me though that you think somehow I should be afraid of you, just cause Im a Christian. Guess what, Im not.

Answer 5

And in the dark south end of Africa, a young democracy called South Africa entrenched the gay marriages in their Constitution. That was against the ranting of Christians!

Answer 6

Doesn't do anything for or against me.
It's just the way it is.
I don't believe it really matters. It's a legality.
In the eyes of God it's not even a marriage.
It's mainly for protection in this life for their spouse if
something should happen or whatever.
It's going to be what it's going to be, so live and let live.
Not for me to judge it.

Answer 7

No one should be allowed to force their idiotic religious dogma on this country through our laws. It is despicable to deny two (yes, 2) consenting adults from entering into marriage. Discrimination is despicable.

Answer 8

Doesn't bother me too terribly much. It's wrong of course, but God did give us all free will. We'll all have to stand before Him on the day of judgement and take account of our sins. I'm not really the one who needs to worry about it.

Answer 9

I'm an atheist, and I think it's wonderful. Legalize same-sex marriage everywhere NOW!

Answer 10

I would be against it. It was God, not Man, who invented marriage in the first place, and he made it a heterosexual union. Anything else is an abomination.
For those who believe that we came from monkeys, gay marriage would be perfectly acceptable, because everyone would just make up their own morality. But here's the problem...we didn't come from monkeys.