TOPIC: Opinion on Gay marriage?

"I agree with this. Personally, based on what I believe from the Bible, I believe it is a sin. But, I am not going to stand in anybody's way. Just don't try to force the ones of us who don't believe it is right to condone it.

Since this calls for an opinion, that is mine. Now, I will politely leave.smile"

THE BIBLE??????

Belief in god is a good and personal thing it has nothing to do with Organized religion GOD in any for is about love inclusiveness forgiveness tolerance helping each other and so on.

Organized religion is the antithesis. Its about control, bigotry hate but wrapped up in facade of the above

1) Religion has NOTHING to do with marriage. Marriage was initially a contract between two parties for the disposal of wealth and assets in the event of a death for example and in those days a woman was looked at as an asset as the property of her husband. There was however no stipulation that marriages had to be heterosexual
2) The christian church usurped marriage in medieval Europe first by offering blessing to royalty and chieftans and then they saw an opportunity for extending their power and rolled it out to the wider population it was a calculated move. Over the centuries they have cleverly and insidiously been able to persuade some of us that they the church came up with the concept of marriage and that the churches bigoted views should extend to the populous.
3) Organized religions are CULTS!! the only difference between them Christians and the moonies is that Christianity is recognized by the state as is being a Jedi or scientologist.
4) THE WORD OF GOD!!!! the word of god it the word of man trying to control you and tell you that god said whatever and if you don't heed THE WORD OF GOD you will burn in hell

God did no and never would say Adam and eve not Adam and Steve

Mariage is mariage we should not even make the distinction between gay and straight.
Equal rights for everyone, if you want to persecute someone persecute the bigots

Ant they wonder why Christians were persecuted..

It doesn't affect me, so I could care less. They should have the freedom to do whatever.

Most religions are anti-gay, reflecting the values of the men who wrote the "sacred" texts during the Bronze Age. Christianity is no exception.

The bible is also pro slavery, but we've moved on from that. Jesus had plenty of chances to say, "Hey, and btw, slavery is wrong." Of course, he never managed to do it.

The bible is also pro genocide, believes you can stone your wife on your wedding night if you find she's not a virgin, says women should just shut up and obey their husbands, and so on, and so on, and so on. In fact, the idea that "morality" comes from religion is a sick joke, if anyone ever bothered to read the religious texts they claim are infallible.

In 20 years or so the church will be more or less supportive of gay marriage. They'll miraculously find additional verses to "prove" Jesus was always pro gay ("love your brother," etc.). Presto, another successful religious whitewash. Also in 20 years, society will view anyone who speaks out against gay marriage the same as we view someone today speaking out against inter-racial marriage: an ignorant bigot.

This has already happened in most civilized countries, but America is again behind the curve. Mainly because Americans, unlike most Europeans, are more religious. But that will change, too. The trends are clear.

Tick, tock, tick, tock.

--P

TOTALLY supportive of gay marriage

Pro-Traditional Values..

i have gay/lesbein friends and all.
but,I believe in Traditional marriage.

Just because you believe in 'traditional' marriage does not mean you need to make a law against marriage that is not what you would deem 'traditional'. Biblically speaking, marriage should also be between a man and woman who are equally yoked so do you want to make a law that bans marriage between those of different religions or even level of practice of a religion? I don't understand why people pick on gay marriage. If you really want to ban everything that goes against your traditional values then you have a long road ahead of you...

I was hoping for some hard core religious people to get offended and start screaming "IT'S A SIN".
But it seems that the MFP community is more mature than that. Nice ^_^

these people always make me laugh. So holier than thou yet they feel they can judge others. I guess they pick and choose which parts of the bible they listen to

I was hoping for some hard core religious people to get offended and start screaming "IT'S A SIN".
But it seems that the MFP community is more mature than that. Nice ^_^

these people always make me laugh. So holier than thou yet they feel they can judge others. I guess they pick and choose which parts of the bible they listen to

^ this 100%

Sadly I don't think gay marriage will be legal across the U.S. until my parents' and grandparents' generations die out because a lot of them are the ones keeping it from happening. And this is the main reason why I don't go to church anymore and have lost faith in God. What kind of God promotes hatred among his people? When my uncle came out, he was kicked out of the house. If Christianity can turn a mother against her son, I want nothing to do with it. He got engaged last year and is too scared to tell her because he knows she won't like it. Maybe he's waiting for her to die to get married because she's never going to change her mind.

I don't have an opinion on it. Gay couples should do as they wish, if they wanna get married then that's cool. If they don't then that's cool too.
I don't agree with any kind of discrimination.

Live and let live is what I say, and it should be no one elses business if two poeple of the same sex want to commit to each other.

I find the religious arguments the worst really on this kind of subject as relgion is supposed to about love and peace and tolerance and understanding. Afterall Marriage is a man made concept originally to protect wealth and to ensure that a mans heirs were really his heirs etc etc it wasnt widely accepted in to society until about the 8th century and wasnt canonised into the catholic faith unti the mid 1500's

So perhaps they need to chill a bit a learn to show tolerance and understanding to people who are different to themselves and think 'ok its not what I believe but I respect your right to live your life differently'. Afterall if there is a God he will be the one to judge on the day of reckoning,

I support it 100%

On a side note, the catholic church would not marry my husband and I because.... wait for it.....we had premarital sex and made a baby GASP!!!

I support it 100%

On a side note, the catholic church would not marry my husband and I because.... wait for it.....we had premarital sex and made a baby GASP!!!

Wow. That's the particular priest or monsignor--not the Roman Catholic Church in general.

Any church that turns away "sinners" will have quite empty pews!

Don't agree with it, not going to be in one...... But will not vote against it if it comes up nor do I care if other people want to be in one.

Thus, I am tolerant of gay marriage.

Mmmmmmm this is a tricky topic!

This is something that has caused much pain to many people over the years as the religion that they possibly are brought up with and have faith in most of their younger lives, are now finding the same religion turning their back on them!

Gay Marriage is not an argument about equality it is an argument about religion! To allow gay marriage in say the catholic church this is going against everything the bible has ever taught over the last 2,000 years!

As a gay man I believe equality is allowing same sex couples to have a way that they can celebrate their love together and have the same rights as a married heterosexual couple!

I don't think any one has the power to change religion! Do they?

Don't agree with it, not going to be in one...... But will not vote against it if it comes up nor do I care if other people want to be in one.

Thus, I am tolerant of gay marriage.

Yeh, my views also.