I note a couple of points. I never got upset, remained calm and pleasant, but the young man became angry that I would not agree with him and he refused to talk to me further. Yet somehow I am the hater? Why do gays seem to crave the societal approval that gay marriage would seem to confer? They have the same rights as a straight married couple, just not the title. As a Christian, I don't crave approval from Buddhists or Muslims, or atheists for that matter. I am willing to engage them in discussion and explain my faith, but if they disagree that is in God's hands, and doesn't change my opinion of my own belief. Gay marriage advocates are very emotional abut the subject; if they were certain of their own life style's morality, they would not be so hung up on this issue.
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Thanks for the link. This generated a lot of comments, including yours. I hesitated posting it in the first place, because I thought it might be miscontstrued, but the response hasn't been too bad. The whole subject is probably a distraction, but the cultural issues can become important, because they imply an attempt to influence the political debate.
I think the whole subject is probably a distraction, but the cultural issues can become important, because they imply an attempt to influence the political debate. Anyways thanks for this discussion, I really appreciate your work.
Although my comments do not make it clear, I am not a proponant for same sex marriage; but neither am I a proponant for government restrictions on marriage.
Marriage has been made a mockery before this became an issue. Although unrealistic, I believe the government should define couples as "united" and the Church should define couples as "married", and as Bdaddy blogs, "with restrictions and penalties for infidelity and abuse".
My feelings run deeper as I have had real discussions with gay friends on the issue. (These discussions to occur on an intellectual level despite what Ms. Foxie would say) Their position the Christian right is hypocritical is not without merit.
To many of them this (gay marriage) is a non-issue. But to others, relationships, committment, fidelity and love run deeper than most heterosexual partners I know....with the wink and nudge about fooling around or the abuse seen in dirty looks and open hostility, never mind what goes on when company is not around.
I also know stereotypes are rooted in reality. But to assume someone's notion of their morality based on their appearance or someone's notion of their own moral turpitude because they don't have the intellect to combat the likes of Bdaddy does not make the anti-gay marriage position more tenable.
I hate to sound like a gay-ass hippie, but let's try treating this with a little less hate and a little more love.
Thank you all for listening!
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