By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:16:55 +0000

I think that there should be a designation between a Judea/Christian Covenant of marriage between one man, one woman and God – this should be one type of marriage, and it should be called a Holy Covenant of Biblical Marriage; The same-gender marriage should be recognized as a secular marriage; Churches which are against same-gender marriage should not be required to give ceremonies in their churches, and those religions which are fine with same-gender marriage should be able to if the state laws allow it. Sexual issues should not be taught to school children at all, no matter what sexual topic it is, except the minimal “nuts and bolts” of creating a baby, taught to late elementary and Jr. High school students. I, as a Born-Again Evangelican Fundamentalist Christian can not approve of same-gender marriage because it is against my religion, and is renounced in Leviticus 18, Leviticus 22, in the Story of Sodum and Gemorrah, and in Acts 1. There is nothing in the Bible that says this regulation is relaxed. Even Jesus when he forgave the woman caught in adultery, said to her, “God and sin no more.” He said “sin” and not “adultery” because he meant all 613 Laws of the Old Testament (Tanakh), which includes many kinds of sins. He did not forgive her with the intention that she continue to sin and break Torah Laws. Quite the opposite. In fact He said, “Go and sin no more, lest something worse happens to you.” While many Jews, Christians and Muslims can not approve of same-gender marriage, those applying for it may not be in our religion anyway. And since the Constitution provides for the right to life, liberty, the persuit of happiness, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and freedom of religion, it makes sense that states would consider legalizing same-gender marriage. I just think that making this legal does not mean that churches and religious faiths opposed to it should be required to do something against their religious faith inside their congregation or business, or that schools should take religious morals into their curriculum and teach that it is a permissible lifestyle for all, when, for some, the very idea is a violation of deep religious regulations we can not change and do not desire to remove from our beliefs or writings. To each his own…which includes people who follow the Bible as well.

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By: Cynthia