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Do you support gay marriage?

  • Yes

    Votes: 45 67.2%
  • No, for political reasons.

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • No, for religious reasons.

    Votes: 14 20.9%
  • Don't care

    Votes: 7 10.4%

  • Total voters
    67

scooterbug44

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The story of Sodom and Gommorah was a cautionary tale about God's wrath for a variety of immoral behavior - not just homosexual behavior.

For centuries the Church classified any sexual activity they found objectionable as sodomy (basically anything but married missionary position for procreation), causing confusion as in current society we associate sodomy w/ only one sexual act.
 

ASH

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Feb 4, 2008
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Correct Scooterbug44. Only point I was getting at was that there was a teaching that homosexuality was forbidden in the scriptures.

I don't wish to debate about how society should interpret the scriptures and I hope this thread doesn't go that direction. I believe we all work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.
I believe that tolerance and patience are going to let me live longer than the way I was raised. :D
 

hnooe

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Gosh, I remember when an intoxicated Brittany Spears was in Vegas (before Federline) and, on just a whim, decided to marry an old childhood boyfriend. The marriage was then annulled the very next week. That is when I said to my partner of 14 years Mr. "Q"--
"Hmmm...Maybe we don't want to be a part of this marriage thing anyway--lets think about this!." :D
 

Miss Critter

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I believe that tolerance and patience are going to let me live longer than the way I was raised. :D

Ash, I admire you for being forthcoming about your views, and don't perceive you as bigoted at all. I was born and raised catholic so you probably know what views I was taught biblically. But I also believe that homosexuality . . . well, just is. It's been documented among virtually all animal species, and I don't believe that these are just freaky little critters looking for attention. I also believe that a religion labeling someone "bad" or "sinful" for reasons other than willful actions that they have total control over is the antithesis to what Jesus taught. And yes, I'm still a bit squeamish over PDA's among gays, (and among hetero couples), but that's my problem. But associating homosexuality with ONLY sexuality is failing to see the big picture.

Although you were not aware of knowing any gays in your youth, statistics prove that you most undoubtedly did. But they were so afraid of coming out, sometimes even to themselves, that they were forced to spend their whole lives in fear and hiding. Imagine living your life that way. Imagine your child living his or her life that way. It just makes me incredibly sad. I'm so heartened that younger people seem more inclined to base their decisions about people on their actions, instead of inherent traits like sexuality or skin color.
 

NoHall

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May 28, 2007
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Gosh, I remember when an intoxicated Brittany Spears was in Vegas (before Federline) and, on just a whim, decided to marry an old childhood boyfriend. The marriage was then annulled the very next week. That is when I said to my partner of 14 years Mr. "Q"--
"Hmmm...Maybe we don't want to be a part of this marriage thing anyway--lets think about this!." :D

My point egg-zachary! :rotfl:

Part of the ceremony (traditional book of prayer? I don't really know) says that marriage should not be entered into lightly. If only there were a way to guarantee that for all couples. The glorious weight of freedom, I suppose...
 

ASH

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There are certainly too many "stars" out there that I truly believe will do absolutely anything to capture a headline.
Trash a car...in and out of rehab....drugs...sex....there is no limit to their stupidity.
 

scooterbug44

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I was just throwing that tidbit out there because Sodom & Gom is usually mentioned as ammo against the gays and I find it much more of a condemnation of inhospitable behavior and rape. :D
 

ASH

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Miss Critter, I won't deny that growing up, we had our suspicions about some guys, and they caught all kinds of grief for it.

I won't deny that I still have squeemish feelings about gays raising children. Likely because of lack of exposure. Again, perhaps with time my perceptions could change.

Funny that it seems that women came out later in history (at least my history) and seem to have gained quicker acceptance than men.
 

ASH

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I was just throwing that tidbit out there because Sodom & Gom is usually mentioned as ammo against the gays and I find it much more of a condemnation of inhospitable behavior and rape. :D

Exactly and back to how I was raised. That which is misunderstood just has to be a really bad thing.
 
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