Ok... chief argument against homosexuality right now... It says it is wrong in the bible. Now there are some out there who say it doesn't but for the sake of this conversation lets just say it does.
Here's my simple response. I... don't... give... a... four letter word... what it says in the bible.
Heres my complex response...
Theres this thing in the constitution here in America. It's called separation of Church and State. That says that if you don't believe that homosexuality is wrong because of your religion, good for you, go ahead and don't fall in love with and marry people of your own gender, I could care less.
I do not on the other hand see WHY that should mean that it is forbidden by law. If two people love each other then you have NO right to throw your bible in their face and say they can't and NEITHER DOES THE LAW.
(nor for that matter does an insurance agency, health care provider, housing provider, employer, etc...)
2007-09-14 16:27:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Oh and obviously a lot of that applies to transgender rights as well, I just wanted to attack the bigger issue.
2007-09-14 16:28:50 · update #1
Right. However, religion and state ARE connected--there are religious politicians that use their religion to shape their views. The law prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional. There is also a nice little thing in the Declaration of Independence that says "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal". Guess not--only white guys who owned land and are straight are equal. Apparently everyone else is inferior. Way to go, Thomas Jefferson. As long as people in America are being discriminated against, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence are jokes. People claim to uphold them, and yet there is no gay marriage. African Americans were forced into segregation and slavery! Women were not allowed to vote until the early 1900s, over 150 years after America was founded.
EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL, OR ELSE I'M LEAVING HERE AND MOVING TO CANADA (which still has flaws, mind you).
2007-09-14 16:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dominic 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I've pondered your ranting, my Dear One and have come up with this -- ahem -- thank you for thinking on your own.
Now here is my small Otterly rant: There is something called the Love of God that people forget about in that Book that they keep shoving in our faces. That love that Jesus preached, that Paul kept referring to (oddly enough), the Love that all Christians are supposed to have. Fine and bloody Dandy. Stop with the God-Fearing then. Show some Love.
That concludes my rant. You may now go about your regular scheduled programming.....
Good rant though. I agree with it wholly.
2007-09-14 16:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, "Give what is Caesar's unto Caesar, and what is God's unto God."
So, what people do is between them and God.
When the government interferes with what is between God and a person.... Then the government is over-stepping it's boundaries.
The government can't even provide adequate healthcare to the elderly, or provide a decent education...
...So it has no business getting into God's cookie jar.
Well, that's my Christian point of view.
2007-09-14 16:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by Catboy 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Rant on beloved.
Another point. What happened to the man taken in adultery? What might his punishment have been. Taken down to the pub, given a few wines and told to watch it in fiture (IE, don't get caught)?
Rose P,
2007-09-14 17:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by rose p 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yea... The church and state aren't as "separated" as we like to think.
2007-09-14 16:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Dominic said it all, very good answer, I agree .
2007-09-14 17:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by onyx1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋