Is it possible the Evangelical Church will now begin to support gay marriage?
829668
I tell ya, THESE BIBLE THUMPERS ARE ALL HIDING SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
904283
You know, Haggard always struck me as possibly being gay. That being said, he was one of the more rational Evangelicals, one of the few who, you know, actually seemed COMPASSIONATE. I suspect it is true, but will withhold judgement.
506615
HECK NO.  This is totally different. We are living in different times. The time for the CRM was different because no one is having the police hose down GLBT's in the street and have dogs bite them becuase of it. I can understand some of their legal struggles, especiallly when it comes down to something as fundamental to family and relationships as marriage, but it can not be compared. I think it is better compared to the wommen's suffrage movement.
612210
Wouldn't that be ironic considering what the church thinks of gays?
604472
I think it is coming at us from all sides. We have been warned in Rev 3 that the church would become lukewarm and I think that we are attacked on all four sides. Humanism from the atheist, legalism from the liberals and catholics, experiential from emotionalism and compatibility from the ecumenicals. That is why Jesus said if any man will hear My voice and follow me. Religion in our day is a personal commitment, the churches have gone cold.
997456
Haven't you noticed the cycle yet?\n\nAll throughout history Christianity has been called on its bs to the point where people were no longer intersted...then suddenly it changes.  Things that were sinful no longer are, things that were ok are now sinful...as if God changed his mind.\n\nThe church refused to agree or even listen to claims like the earth revolves around the sun, that its not demons that cause illness, and that [people don't need the church to seek forgiveness.  Until attendence became so low, or evidence was so strong against it did the church change its ways.\n\nIts happening now.  The church is insisting homosexuality is a sin and therefore a choice.  Many are claiming birth control is sinful.  They claim Genesis is correct against the mountains of evidence against it.\n\nNow the church is facing low attendence again.  Notice, some churches are allowing gays.  Some are approving birth control.  Some are changing the meaning of Genesis ("well...to God perhaps one day is millions of years"...well if 1 day equals a million years, then the new testament could be a metaphor for a drunk polar bear).\n\nSo I guess God is changing his mind again.   When he changes it enough for society to not feel the church is suffocating them, they will return.
793165
That's an easy question, when the majority of the population of the U.S.A supports it. That will probably be in a few years when the children in our schools and such graduate and take control of the country and voting because they seem more exposed to homosexuality than any other generation. And exposure often leads to acceptance.\nBut you know it is already legal in places like Massachusetts and in Holland.
1032517
haha\n\nWell, I guess the next step is gay interracial couples wanting the ability to adopt non-Christian, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic children without the consent of the Church.
1051067
I hope so. It isn't fair to deny two consenting adults in love the right to get married simply because they are the same sex.
738876
There isn't a real one. One of the arguments made by opponents of same sex marriage is that allowing it could open the door for other things, such as acceptance of polygamy. It's baseless and primarily a tactic by the morality police (Conservative Christians) to keep people under their reigns.
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I'm not really sure if marriage is a federal issue right now.  It will be a federal issue if the right-wingers get their way and change the Constitution.\n\nIt will be legal on a state by state basis when enough people realize that the only real argument against it is of a religious nature and that there is a constitutional separation of church and state.\n\nThink about it, gay people should have the same rights as every other American and allowing them to be legally married would harm no one!
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Yes they will!\nHere's some logic. It's a little bit complex for my conservative friends out their so listen carefully.\nIf homosexuality not equals (!=) immoral then gay marriage != immoral.\nHomosexuality != immoral, therefore gay marriage != immoral.\nError, bible != 100% true, failure to change above statement.
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I can't imagine.  I believe that marriage is a religious thing.  Civil unions are what the government should offer -- to everyone.  Churches should perform the weddings -- therefore, the Southern Baptists would not have gay weddings, but the United Church of Christ would.\n\nAnd then maybe everyone could be happy.\n\nAnd by the way, thank you for your support.  My partner and I have been together nearly 15 years.\n\nThank you again.\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY
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first off, the law should allow homosexual couples to get married   \n\ni think a marraige service should be offered by the government in the case that a church refuses to marry a homosexual couple.  everyone deserves the benifits (misery) of marriage.\n\ni think the church should be more accepting because isnt that what they stand for?  love and happiness?  does it really matter in what form that happiness and love come in?\n\n and if the church wont marry them then a government sponsered program can do it for them.  thats just how i think...fair and equal.
228416
no.  Why should I sacrifice my beliefs?  What makes homosexual marriage more valid than the way it has been for centuries.  Marriage has always meant a man and woman.  If they want a commitment ceremony fine.  I am all for having a list for whoever the sick person in the hospital wants to see including friends.  Most companies already provide insurance coverage for a partner.\n\nBut there is no need to change the definition of marriage.
23886
It might lead to it in the long run, polygamists might eventually get the court precidence if gay marriage goes through. Legally speaking, it could easily happpen. There really hasn't been "homosexual marriage" in history, but there have been hundreds of societal examples of it being extremely common, and expected, valued, and practiced - the greeks, the spartans, the japanese, etc. It has only been considered 'unnatural' in some western cultures over the past 1,000 years or so. In many cultures, it has only become 'unnatural' in the last 200 years or less, and that is simply because of Western ideals being imported.
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Per the Judeo/Christian Bible, "no."\nBut most people who claim themselves to be Christian in this country don't practice what they preach.  The rate of divorce alone demonstrates that point.  From a "civil" perspective, why not?  They can't do any worse than what the heterosexuals have done.\nFrom my own perspective, "no."