Gay Marriage: Where do you stand?

[mythociate]

Funny you should call it 'gay' marriage. Most marriages today are 'gay'---both homo- AND hetero-; the minute they stop being 'gay' & start being 'work with a delayed payoff,' people today (with today's media-caused ADHD) start hunting for divorce ... possibly even 'cheating' FOR THE PURPOSE OF divorce (as 'Jesus says that adultery's the only GOOD reason for divorce').

How Christians ever got the idea that marriage involves 'two people who LOVE each other,' I can't see. The only God-ordained marriage I see (besides the big metaphor-one between Jesus & The Church) was between FATHER & DAUGHTER! (bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh) for the purpose of ... life-purpose? verification of righteousness? other things a man lacks when he is alone?

Marriage today is just another distraction to keep our minds off the prison where we wait on the hope that seems to never come true. 

[makeblessed]

I follow my beliefs as a christian and respect the rights of others to live their life as they choose, after all Jesus did not judge so why should I. I have gay friends and family members and love them all the same.

[Falconer02]

Practicing unsafe sex pertains to gays and straights.Gods arrangement of marriage wasn't to practice unsafe sex period!!It was an act of love that brought life between a man and a woman.

So gay marriage is alright then? As long as they practice safe sex?

as I stated in an earlier post there are baptized xtians that have strong feelings towards the same sex.But as long as they don't act upon them and dismiss them its NOT a sin.And the sinful condition of man contributes to us having those feelings.Its like a recovering alchoholic...its rough but with Gods help you can win the battle.

I'm not sure alcoholism is a good parallel to a normal human relationship pattern. Unless the beer has a conscious itself, is capable of handling a relationship, and you're sexually attracted to the beer? Either way, this is an extremely rude example.

Willingly resisting normal attraction can cause humongous emotional problems in people. So these people you speak of? Their resistance to being themselves is probably hurting them deeper and deeper than you will ever know. Since they're in a group of people that shuns such behavior, I can only hope they realize their fault of being in that group of people before they waste their life away not being the person they truly are.

[hitch0403]

Practicing safe sex being gay?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I suppose when you played <if you did> baseball when you were out you were really safe!!!!

Again permit me......LOL!!!!

[Falconer02]

Practicing safe sex being gay?

To prevent STDs and infections, yeah. You were the one who brought up diseases, so I'm just going off of that notion. Homosexuals can use this approach.

[mythociate]

I follow my beliefs as a christian and respect the rights of others to live their life as they choose, after all Jesus did not judge so why should I.

What they do in the privacy of their own homes is fine ... UNTIL IT BECOMES A PUBLIC AFFAIR! When that happens, your children see it and--not being firmly indoctrinated 'in your image' yet--they think it's okay for them (just like swear-words & violence in today's entertainment).

[BJohnsonPP]

Practicing safe sex being gay?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I suppose when you played <if you did> baseball when you were out you were really safe!!!!

Again permit me......LOL!!!!

Wow, you gleefully wallow in ignorance. You actually think the things you say make sense. It's absolutely unreal.

I follow my beliefs as a christian and respect the rights of others to live their life as they choose, after all Jesus did not judge so why should I.

What they do in the privacy of their own homes is fine ... UNTIL IT BECOMES A PUBLIC AFFAIR! When that happens, your children see it and--not being firmly indoctrinated 'in your image' yet--they think it's okay for them (just like swear-words & violence in today's entertainment).

Yes, this is why gay kids only come from gay homes, living in gay societies. 

[vp44]

Gay kids should be dealt with their parent's. Christians should stay in their place of their religion.  Stop Judging. Your not PERECT. Help your other Religion peoples like Catholics.

[motivationnnn_]

I AGREE with the whole separation of church & state statement . Church doesn't have anything to do with law . If two people want to marry, it should be allowed. Who are we to say no to love ? Nobody . People should be able to have peace within their relationship no matter what age, gender, or color. Love is LOVE . You cant help who you're attracted to.

[mythociate]

Practicing safe sex being gay?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I suppose when you played <if you did> baseball when you were out you were really safe!!!!

Again permit me......LOL!!!!

Wow, you gleefully wallow in ignorance. You actually think the things you say make sense. It's absolutely unreal.

I follow my beliefs as a christian and respect the rights of others to live their life as they choose, after all Jesus did not judge so why should I.

What they do in the privacy of their own homes is fine ... UNTIL IT BECOMES A PUBLIC AFFAIR! When that happens, your children see it and--not being firmly indoctrinated 'in your image' yet--they think it's okay for them (just like swear-words & violence in today's entertainment).

Yes, this is why gay kids only come from gay homes, living in gay societies. 

So each homosexual thinks IT ITSELF is inventing 'coming out'?

[Granita]

I am a Christ follower as well. So I choose to believe what the Bible says about marriage. Therefore, I don't agree with gay marriage. All of the examples that mention homosexuality, according to the Bible, lets me know that it is something that is an abomination before God.

[BJohnsonPP]

Practicing safe sex being gay?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I suppose when you played <if you did> baseball when you were out you were really safe!!!!

Again permit me......LOL!!!!

Wow, you gleefully wallow in ignorance. You actually think the things you say make sense. It's absolutely unreal.

I follow my beliefs as a christian and respect the rights of others to live their life as they choose, after all Jesus did not judge so why should I.

What they do in the privacy of their own homes is fine ... UNTIL IT BECOMES A PUBLIC AFFAIR! When that happens, your children see it and--not being firmly indoctrinated 'in your image' yet--they think it's okay for them (just like swear-words & violence in today's entertainment).

Yes, this is why gay kids only come from gay homes, living in gay societies. 

So each homosexual thinks IT ITSELF is inventing 'coming out'?

I don't even understand what you're saying here.

[hitch0403]

When many think gays can have safe sex it really isn't worth discussing the issue anymore cos it tells me just how far gone their morals are.Also I understand they could give a dam about what bible say about this.There are posts here that make Jesus sound like hes neutral re this.LOL.Do you really think he would go against what his father viewed as a sin?So not only do you contend with atheists,non-beleivers etc.....you deal with some who write their own rules re bible.

But that's par for the course in this world we live in being held together by a Band-Aid.

Glad to see some here support what God thinks on this matter.

[cashrose]

I don't know if this will spark lively debate but where do you stand on gay marriage? Personally, I'm conflicted with faith and gay friends. For example, I am a christian so I am oppose to gay marriage but I have quite a number of gay friends. It seems like for me it is a balance between being a friend of someone with a different lifestyle and following the teachings of the Bible. I have always heard the phrase "hate the sin, not the sinner." What do you say?

And you are in the middle. You are the sample of the correction. You stand in the middle to correct them in right way of love. They have love in a wrong way and you are the one will bring them in the correct way. You have the power and faith in you. And use it to power the other with love in right direction...

[Falconer02]

When many think gays can have safe sex it really isn't worth discussing the issue anymore cos it tells me just how far gone their morals are.

They can though. Perhaps you aren't aware? I'm uncertain as to how this is immoral. It's between the couple-- it's not up to you or some ancient god or book to say what they can and can't do. Even straight couples do ay-nul (I spell it like that due to the forum filter bleeping it) and the same risk is present.

I understand they could give a dam about what bible say about this.

Well if it does not take basic individual rights into account, I don't blame them. You're talking about a book that you think has moral superiority, yet it condones slavery, so...

Glad to see some here support what God thinks on this matter.

Yes, and they've already displayed themselves as bigoted narrow-minded individuals who cannot grasp the concept of basic human rights.