If you think the USA would allow Same Sex Marraige, do you think Churches?

Question

Should be mandated to perform them?

Do you think that the Bible would have to be changed to accomodate a Holy Union Blessing for a Same Sex couple?

Do you think we would have to change the traditional name for Husband and Wife to be gender nuetral Spouse and Spouse?

Who do you think would have more of a right in a adoption if a Same Sex couple and a Male/female married couple wanted to adopt the same child?

Lastly do you think a Successful. Loving Stable Man and Woman (mother and Father) are the ideal in rasing a child?

Answer 1

No, I think same sex unions would be state regulated, and done at a court house...or by some such official in whatever setting.

No, husband and husband, or wife and wife would be fine.

Whichever could provide the more stable and loving environment.

No. I think a loving parent, or loving parents, regardless of gender, are ideal in raising a child. Proof man/woman aren't ideal are all over the news...it requires love and a safe environment...not gender specific parents.

Answer 2

No, churches should not be mandated to perform same sex marriages. There are other places that can marry same sex couples, why force the church to do it when they clearly don't want too. Why would the couple want to force a Priest, Pastor, Reverend or Rabbi to marry them when they are clearly against it. That seems a little awkward.

The Bible, is the Bible and can't be changed, however the interpretation may vary

In today's world, the heterosexual couple would win over the homosexual couple if those were the only factors (not saying that this view is correct)
However, there are a shortage of people who want to adopt, so both have a chance at adopting a child.

Ideology differs according to who you are talking too, so I'm thinking a heterosexual doesn't necessarily mean ideal, loving or stable. Homosexuals could easily be Loving, stable and ideal. A child waiting for a home, is in need of nurturing, stability and unconditional love. That can come from two women, two men, a man and a woman or single parents

Great Question(s)

Answer 3

To be honest, all the answers to your questions are "it depends"

I'm not sure about the first, some would be fine with it, others really wouldn't, it depends on the Church's personal view, and I have found that it can vary from church to church.

You can't really change the Bible, that wouldn't be right as it is a religious document and should be left unchanged.

The third's really just about how people personally want to say it, spouse covers everything, but some people like tradition.

In a perfect world, as long as they would be good parents, both should be able to adopt, but of course in some countries, same sex couples aren't allowed to adopt.

For the last one, it doesn't matter about their sex, more about how they look after the child, if both are brilliant parents who bring up the child feeling secure, loved and confident, then who cares what sex the parents are?

Answer 4

Wow, you ask a lot of questions.

1. No I don't think churches should be mandated to perform gay weddings.

2. No one is going to change the bible, they'll just interpret it differently to suit themselves.

3. No I don't think husband and wife will ever be changed to spouse and spouse, it's just not right.

4. I do think gay couples could make great parents and with so many kids in foster care needing loving homes, I'm all for gay adoption.

5. I don't really think that it matters if its two dads raising a child together or a mom and dad raising a child. All that matters is that the child is loved, cared for and supported.

Answer 5

1) Mandated? No. Just as they have the option of preforming which marriages they choose, so could they choose this.

2) Bible can stay how it is. It's not law.

3) I say Spouse. What's the difference.

4) Who ever was first on the list, are stable both financially and as a couple. Also they have to able to connect with the child in question.

Answer 6

If a religion doesn't allow same-sex marriage then ministers of that religion shouldn't be required to perform same-sex marriages. What people want is for same-sex marriages to be legally recognised, religious groups would be allowed to keep all their hatred and prejudice.

Of course the Bible wouldn't have to be changed. The Bible is not the source of the legal definition of marriage.

I imagine we would keep the terms husband and wife. So if two men married they'd both be husbands and if two women married they'd both be wives. It really is incredibly straightforward.

I don't think sex is a good indicator of parental ability.

No, I don't think heterosexual couples are the ideal in raising a child. And unless you were raised both by a straight couple and a gay couple I don't think you're in any place to make such bigoted assertions.

Answer 7

The Bible will never be changed and should not be changed to accommodate what society feels is ok- interesting question- if there is separation of church and state, because a person cannot "speak the name of Jesus in school or in the government then churches should have to same right not to do something they feel goes against God. Don't you think that is fair? Yes I do feel that a loving and stable man and woman are ideal for raising a child, because that is what God ordained.

Answer 8

I don't think the bible should be used to perform a same sex marriage, the bible is against it.

I think the giving away the name is more of a traditional thing, it can be done where the male gets the females name but since, the male is the head of the household, i think it just started that way

As in rights both couples have a right to adopt.

I would have to say I do believe its ideal because they need both a man and a women in there life for that fact that we are both very different. Notice that children will learn certain things from a father and learn certian things from a mother.

Answer 9

I sure hope that never happens in the US, but if it were to happen, the answer would have to be no. Churches shouldn't be mandated to perform anything that contradicts what they teach.

No, the Bible cannot be changed. It is God's Word and He emphatically teaches that homosexuality is immoral and unnatural.

No. Husband and wife has worked for thousands of years and is the societal norm from the beginning of civilization. The same goes for marriage only between a man and a woman.

I think only a male/female couple should be allowed to adopt. Adoption shouldn't even be allowed in any immoral and unnatural home.

Yes. I think a loving, stable, successful marriage between a husband and a wife, a man and a woman, is the best way, and most importantly, the way God ordained and commanded that a child be raised.

Answer 10

Same sex marriage should be legal.

Churches should (and do) have the right to refuse to marry any couple, no matter the reason.

What does the Bible have to do with marriage? I'm an atheist and plan to marry at some point.

Either/or is fine. Legal documents should say spouse, though.

Both couples would have the same rights to adopt, and the one better suited to raising the child would get it.

I think children need stability, though that can come in the form of single parenting, man/woman couples, man/man couples and woman/woman couples. Gender and number are largely irrelevant. Divorced parents who are happy and share custody is better than married parents who hate each other and themselves.

Answer 11

No it will never be mandatory for churches to perform them, it's the separation between church and state.

The bible won't change, it's a world wide document not American.

No changing titles just won't happen, it will just be Mr. and Mr. Smith. titles are based more on sex then gender, no matter how hard some groups try.

Male Female, adoption agency's are privately owned and have the rights to the kids and to give them to whoever is the 'best' for the child's upbringing. The courts have already ruled on this one.

Considering my dad left when I was 3 and I saw him at most 4 times a year until I was 16 and took it upon myself to see him and get to know him, I don't think Sex or Gender has anything to do with what kind of parent you will be.