If Christians believe in the Golden Rule, does that mean they want homosexuals to ban "straight" marriage?

Question

Do unto others.....

Answer 1

Good point. I've never understood why some people say that gay marriage will destroy the sanctity of marriage; apparently straight Christians think their marriages are pretty fragile things that will fall apart if gays are given the right to marry. How can someone else's marriage threaten another's? The conservatives, however, don't use logic in their arguments.

Answer 2

These are the same people who don't realize that the "right" to marry for love is actually a recent historical phenomenon. Using the vows under the eyes of god was meant to keep people in an arranged, and usually loveless marriage faithful to each other. They also don't realize that in the 1870s 95% of marriages were done in a church, under the eyes of god, but 1 in 14 of those marriages ended in divorce; in the western US during that time, laws had to be created regarding abandonment - for the spouses that left and never came back . that's not reflected in divorce rates, because there never was a divorce granted - just papers of abandonment after 5 years, then 3 years. is walking away and abandoning the family better? Not in my book. Your marriage is based in love - and if it is a true love, such as your is, Grit, then it will withstand time, age, illness - all tha hardships of life. MY marriage - my wedding - was purely secular - and we've survived hard times and good times without it wavering. THAT is far from meaningless.

Answer 3

How can homsexuals do that. They only amount to 5% of the population 10% maximum.

Hey, ever notice that. Homosexuals outnumber Atheists in the world of statistics!

It is FAR more likely one of your children will be Homosexual than Atheist!

Answer 4

They also would like groups of atheists, Jews, and Hindus to run around knocking on doors, trying to persuade people to convert, placing their religious texts in hotel rooms, claiming all non-believers will burn in eternal hellfire (though this wouldn't make much sense for an atheist), and claiming that their religion is right because it says so.

The golden rule is fun - if somebody swears at you, you can swear back, because thats how they like to be treated, right?

Answer 5

No, it doesn't mean that. Not all of us (Christians) are out fighting against gay marriage. I don't agree with it, but I also don't publicly speak out against it. I don't really care what other people do. I am not the one who is going to judge or be judged about other people's decisions.

Answer 6

You are forgetting one very important part. The first part. First you must love God with all your heart, soul and mind. If you did this, then your question is irrelevant. "Do unto others" can only come after you have done the first part. The second part of the command is impossible to do without doing the first part.

Answer 7

Do unto others is about altruism and apparently that doesn't translate for some people because divisiveness always arises when it comes to LGBT issues. They say they love but it's not real, Christian, altruistic love.

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Answer 8

I believe that the marriage is meant to be between one man and one woman.

Why cannot gays make the effort to work a gay partnership of their own.

Christians do not think gay marriage is Biblical. However, if the gay marriage is made legal, I would say it is legal but it will never be the will of God.

Answer 9

I don't care what someones sexual preface it. It's not like I'm trying to get with them. Just another thing for people to cause drama with. Why don't people leave other people alone and let them live their live. God is love and I love everybody.

Answer 10

Thats a good question. I dont know why people care so much, let alone at all, about skin color or their straightness. But since God said it was wrong, I guess its wrong....