Christians, I have 2 genuine questions for you?

Question

Religious and Christian follower's are against gay Marriage, however, what have you got against Civil Unions? It's not religious, and homosexual couples get the same right/privileges under the government as heterosexuals!

I would also like to ask, how many of you have divorced which is not recognised in the eyes of most church's but have gone ahead because you can by law?
Is this not double standard if you are against gay marriage?

Settle down Julian X..... Unfortunatley Religion does put a block on your civil liberty's in most countries where gay marriage is not permitted. I am sooo for gay marriage, I am trying to understand the somewhat hypocritical stance that people put forward.

Answer 1

there is a brand of religiosity wherein the adherents consider only their own point of view as valid and they have no problem cherry picking their sacred texts for those scriptures that validate their view points and ignoring the scriptures which do not. these are the folks who can get righteously indignant if loving gay couples want to sanctify their marriage and have it recognized as legal by the government yet while their throwing sin stones at gay folks are they themselves sinning in adulterous after divorce marriages which are against their god's sacred laws.

i think it's called "hypocrisy".

Answer 2

I am against gay marriages; however, I am not against banning them or not allowing them or civil unions. I know that may sound a little odd. I may disagree with many things, but I do not believe that I should enforce my moral code on an entire country when my moral code is based upon a religion that not every single person follows. There are people that are not Christians or not religious at all. They shouldn't be subject to laws that are based upon any religion--even if that religion is my own.

There are many people that are against any divorce and gay marriage as well. They line them right up with each other as being wrong in the eyes of God and being against the institution of marriage that God established according to them. I don't think divorce is some good answer for every marriage's problems, but sometimes there is no other choice. Sometimes a marriage simply isn't working or there is abuse. Sometimes there is no resolution.

Answer 3

To me, marriage and civil unions are basically two different names for the same thing. Both tell society that children are not an integral part of the American family. It really is a question of children's rights and what is the best situation in which to raise children. When you change the laws regarding gay marriage, you are basically telling society that gay relationships are equal to heterosexual marriage as far as raising children is concerned. It is well known that having the child's biological parents--male and female--is the ideal situation in which they should be raised.
So to me it is not a question of religion--it is about what's best for society.
Divorce is a different story, but I don't support easy-out divorces either. Children are much better off when the parents stay together and try to work things out, in general. I don't plan to ever get divorced, so I can't really answer that part of your question.

Answer 4

First, I believe anyone should have a right to marriage. In my personal opinion, I believe a wedding at a church is a religious ceremony..to be united before God......the issues I have seen raised more by gay marriage activists are those pertaining to the rights spouses have and they want those rights as well. I think there should be two seperate 'marriages' if you will. Church & Preacher ceremonies for the religious, and another legal process that sets forth and gives the rights and responsibilities of a 'married couple' . (Medical rights, death benefits, etc.) I feel the same way towards married couples who are atheist and agnostic, why should they be married in a house of God, when they don't have a belief in God, but I believe they too should still have the right to marriage.

Answer 5

I have never been divorced. I am married for 16 glorious years.

And you have it wrong....divorce is allow in the Roman Catholic church under certain circumstances...that is why the church has the ability to anull a marriage.

In the eyes of the church....the Sacrament of Marriage is a holy union between a man and a woman who love each other.

This country has a separation of church and state...so there should be NO religious influence on any law concerning 'marriage' or civil unions.

Answer 6

Marriage is an institute created by God. Sex too was created by God and He designed and created it to be shared between a husband and wife, a male and a female. Divorce was created by man, but the Bible clearly says God hates divorce; so there is no double standard there. Also divorce is for married couples too, and that in essence is why it is "legal" at least by man's standards. Man's ways are not God's ways, thats in the Bible too. You're asking everyone to disregard God's way and to recognize what man wants. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. You can disregard God's laws all you want, but please don't try to force everyone to do the same.

You want us to believe that same sex couples that are brought together under the auspices of a "civil union" aren't engaging in sex? The Bible clearly forbids not just homosexuality, but bestiality, incest, and other perverted forms of sex. There are many dangers in legalizing civil unions and/or gay marriages. First and foremost it further undermines marriage and the "traditional" family, secondly, in a legal sense it sets precedent for future laws. The intent of the civil union crowd may not be to allow other forms of unrecognized marriages to be legalized, but the precedent will definitely be there. What if a group that believes it's ok to have civil unions with minors, or animals, or whatever? The precedent under civil unions for same sex couples would apply! As an American citizen we are all granted the same right under the constitution. Married couples are just that, married. Civil Union couples aren't. In our great country you are free to live pretty much as you will provided you stay within the lines of the law of the land. I'm not trying to convince you to join a church or adopt a specific religion. I'm not asking you to become a Christian, that's not my job, it belongs to the Holy Spirit. But on issues like these we have to agree to disagree. I won't cram my faith down your throat and you won't cram your lifestyle down mine.

Answer 7

It is somewhat of a double standard, I agree. But wrong is wrong. I cannot support a law that encourages a sin. I do not support divorce, abortion and many other things. I do not have anything against those that participate in the acts. But I would be a hypocrite to say "Homosexuality is a sin, but have my blessing," or "it's wrong but do it anyway." People may not agree with my ideals, but I must stand by them. I cannot support civil unions because they contradict my views of sin and morality.

Answer 8

Not all Christians are against gay marriages. I'm Christian and an adamant supporter of gay marriage.

Not all Christian churches don't recognize divorce. I think marriage and religion are pretty much completely seperate and have little, if anything, to do with each other.

Answer 9

Good show! It is true. The bible says God hates homosexuality (not the homosexual) , and it also says God hates divorce (obviously, not the divorced because there are MANY divorced Christians). So again, we are left with the same basic truth in the end.....Love is the answer.

Answer 10

1. Civil Unions are just a smoke screen, and really constitute a substitute marriage with priviliges. It doesn't matter what you call homosexual and lesbian unions the Bible screams out that it is sin and offensive to God. One thing homosexual and lesbian people don't seem to understand is that sin is ugly whether it is sexual sin, stealing, lying, taking the Lord's name in vain, coveting someone's possessions, or breaking any of the ten commandments.

The commandments of God were designed as a school master to bring us to see our need of a Saviour. There is no sin greater than another sin but all sin hung Christ on the cross, so let's get past the game playing and deal with the real issue.

The real issue is that if God clearly shows in His word that something is sin and we willfully refuse to acknowledge His view on any sin because we want to continue in it we are guilty of hanging Christ on the cross and crucifying Him as much as if we were the soldiers doing it.

God loves all mankind and is not willing that anyone should perish in the flames of Hell, but He is the most perfect and just judge in the universe and He cannot tolerate the sin that created the need for the crucifixion of His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. Therefore it is by necessity that God must judge and sentence and punish sinners who will not obey His law. Try getting away with murder and see what a worldly judge will do
and you will soon understand that it just doesn't work that way.
You will be sentenced to life in prison. Hell is eternal life in prison, and justly deserved by those who refuse God's grace provided by the death of His Son.

God is not required to answer to anyone, but He gave us His word to explain how He sees things and how we should live.
Everyone who chooses to ignore His warnings chooses the eternal sentence and the punishment that goes with it because they rejected the only way of escape.

You cannot excuse your sin because someone else sins. If Christians divorce then God's law is also broken by them and if they don't repent of this wickedness they stand in the place of judgment without the covering of Christ's blood shed for them. God will not tolerate sin in anyone whether Christian or not. Many Christian do not want to hear this powerful truth, but God will not change his laws to suit us.

I care little for man's standards, whether they be double or not.
God's standard is what we are expected to live up to, and His
standards are the highest and best good for humanity.