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lodgekiss

1 year ago

in Faith Under Fire on odd time signatures
I see what you're talking about, and there's always a 'but' now a days. Mine comes from the fact that i have no problem with people having faith or religion, EXCEPT! when I ask a few questions, and one being: Do you have a problem with Homosexuality or same sex marriage? And dependant upon that answer, well, you drop yourself onto a list, and I'm pretty sure you can guess which list you'll be on depending upon the person putting you on their "Lists." I happen to fall in the "Gay" category.

That's probably my biggest reason for dislike within religion, and well, till you say I can't get married, we can be friends. But just know, the subject will ALWAYS be a topic of discussion with the few of "US" who speak quietly, and it will be brought up when need be to challenge our friendship. I assume you have no problem with my hopes for the future :]
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Karoli I have no problem with same-sex marriage. That's what I'm trying to say -- there are a lot of us out there who don't really want to take that on and say it's right or wrong, because in our view, it's not up to us to be the arbiters of what is or is not moral or correct, or "christian". But what you hear is the Dobsons and whoever else happens to be shrill and without reason, to the detriment of all of us.

Truth be told, and this is a separate topic, obviously...I believe the anti-gay marriage initiative is more a political and economic question than religious. I don't think the economists will quite know what to do with the idea of recognizing same-sex marriages in the context of employee benefits and the like, so they frame it as a moral issue to hide their penny-pinching ways, within and without the government.

Anyway, that's exactly the thing..why is it any of my business whether you're married to someone of your gender or not? And it's certainly not consistent with what Jesus taught us to do. There are a lot of Pharisees in the public eye, but that doesn't mean we all agree.
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