why does the christian right want to ban civil unions/gay marriage but do not make more of a fuss over....?

Question

no fault devorce?
i thought baning gay marriage in their eyes was to protect the scantity of marriage
when no fault devorce laws where passed devorces increased sharply
isn't no fault devorces destroying the scantity of marriage more than any civil union???

so why are the christain right more worried about a secular homosexual union than the laws that have destroyed so many religous marriages?

serventofgod what are you taking about how many civil unions have there been ??? how many devorces have ther been???

Answer 1

because they dont profit from gay unions but divorce maybe come handy...attacking divorce would be like killing the golden egg chicken

Answer 2

As a Christian, I have to say you have an excellent point. It's easier to criticize things you aren't tempted by, not many people are tempted by homosexuality so they don't understand it. Divorce hits close to home for more Christians, so they often try to justify it (it is justifiable in the most extreme circumstances)

That said, I am a Christian that doesn't agree with homosexuality, but I can't deny your point, some Christians would rather point the finger at others than deal with their own sinful issues.

Answer 3

Good question!

Most Christians that I know are now very concerned about no-fault divorce, which became legal in 1969. It has done more damage than any other legislative decision concerning not only the marriage institution, but also to the welfare of children from a family of divorced parents. It is the number one factor across the board of all the types of childhood misconduct and mental health disorders, including suicide. However, we lost that one, mostly because we decided to go to sleep while it was passed, falling for two lies, 1) from the church: the gospel has nothing to do with sociogovernmental issues, and 2) from secularists: it's not appropriate to legislate morality (as if we never did this before?)! Due to our staying in a state of sleep and slumber, cohabitation also became legal in 1979. This is when (as well as the abortion on demand Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973) the evangelical church started to wake up! Since we lost all these legal decisions that changed the way we practiced religion within the public sector from the first 200 years (including the 1947 interpretation concerning the separation of church and state, and taking prayer and the Bible out of schools in 1961), due to our own lack of concern for our nation, and those who live in it, we allowed all these legal milestones to slip by us and pile up!

So, now that we are awake, we are trying to take back the country, for your sake as well as mine, by trying to not allow any more milestones towards secularization slip by. So, it's not about gay marriage and civil unions per se, as if this issue is the only one we're concerned about. No, it's just that it is the one that is up to bat! Next will be polygamy, just you wait and see. There's polygamist organizations that are lobbying congress even as I write this. And, haven't you seen "Big Love" on HBO yet? This is a very effective way to desensitize us concerning the wrongs about this as well.

If you don't think that gay marriage is about the welfare of the community and our culture, rather than an individual and equal rights issue, think again. It is clear from research that children do the best in every way with their biological father and mother at home. Single parent homes have a very high rate of misconduct and mental health issues, and blended families with just one biological parent fare somewhat better, but not even close to the nuclear family system. Child abuse, both physical and sexual is super high, and the primary factor is due to the non-biological parent. We liken gay marriage to the blended family, when it comes to children, that's if the gay parents stick together as long as the blended ones do. But research is also telling us that gay unions with children on average have a much shorter life span (averaging between 2 and 6 years) than blended families, which usually last throughout one's childhood. So, do you see how both the issues of the blended family and the divorced family come into play here with gay parenting regarding the welfare of children? Add to that research that tells us that children do more likely experience gender and sexual identity insecurity and confusion with gay parents, and you have even a worse forecast of what is to come for the welfare of our nation. Now do you understand? I sure hope you do.

Answer 4

It has more to do with than just the scantity of marriage. Marriage is an religiouse act; despite that people like to argue this. It is a union between a man and a women before GOD. Therefore homesexuals can not do that being the bible says homosexuality is a sin just like premartial sex.

Also the point being if those laws were to pass then the Christian Church would be forced to marry them in their churches by their pastors etc...the bible says we are not to do that. If a pastor or church were to refuse we are talking prison time by the hate crime laws. That is why.

And we do not all accept no fault divorces. That is why I lot of churches now require you to go through premartial counseling before they will marry you. They also will not marry you if you have been living together first and they require you to go through divorce care and counseling if you have been married before. So we do care about these issues and the pastors and minsisters and preachers do deal with them regualry they (being the divorcey) doesn't throw a public fit about it so you don't hear about it.

And no fault divorces are not destroying the scantity of marriage more than any civil union. It doesn't help but it doesn't harm it more.

Answer 5

This concerns two different subjects. Most Christians believe that sex is meant for two married people in order to bring them into a closer union of love and to procreate children. All other sex is not in conformity with God's law. Sex is really meant for the continence of the human race. Now we all know that sex is a very powerful force. This is a very difficult rule to follow exactly. God understands our humanity and weakness.

Divorce is not a sin, but because of the powerful sexual drives, it is very difficult to keep the sexual rules if we become divorced. Besides that, it has a tremendous impact on the children. Never the less, there are many cases where two people can not live together in peace, and it is better for them to separate.

Answer 6

Christians are not responsible for no fault divorces. Those are the decisions of State and Federal Government. In my country, marriages are now few and far between with couples preferring to live together in de facto relationships. The Government in all their wisdom has given the same rights to married couples and defacto couples. As for gay couples, I personally can't imagine God giving His blessing to that. It is not only immoral, it goes against all the laws of nature. Folk are going to do whatever they are going to do. Why concern yourself with what other people think?

Answer 7

Evidently, Fred Thompson (who had his first child before his newest wife was even born yet) feels that the sanctity of marriage needs to be protected from the likes of gays...

Hrmph.... how does that work???

Other popular "figureheads" who have spoken out against gay marriage are Larry Craig (who gets it on in public restrooms with other guys) and Ted Haggert (moral "majority" leader who rents gay hustlers and does crystal meth.)

Answer 8

dont know civil unions and gay marriages shouldnt even cause a fuss at all though

Answer 9

Because the gays are what are standing out as more of a problem for Christians nowadays.

Answer 10

That's a really good question. Unfortunately I really don't know. I'll look into it though.