You don't have to do all that, but it does get boring repeating the same things over and over.
I hear ya on that. You don't want to know how many times I've said the things I'm saying to you. I honestly don't know why I try anymore. I just have this drive inside me for some reason to protect the innocent.
I know that every normal person has that to some degree, but for me, it's ridiculous how much I just want innocent people to be able to be happy.
I ment the state, not the country. There are states that have legal gay marriages.
Hm, then it might be best for me and my Christian family to pack up and move somewhere that's tolerant.
In the country I live in I have the same right to follow my moral compass as anyone else. If gay marrage became Federal law tomorrow, I would not really care, but if it was put to a vote, I would vote against it.
In my opinion, that mentality is very...horrible.
As I have explained time and time again to others with closed ears. I have no fear or hatred of anyone who is gay. In fact I love them as much as anyone else, but I will not support the sin.
I don't understand how it's a sin if they're not really even doing anything wrong. Why can't you just leave people alone?
No. I don't feel bad about it at all.
Wow...I don't know what to say to that...
Well, I do. But I won't.
Just...wow. That's awful.
I assume that he would considering he torched entire city's including women and children for being disobedient. Lets also not forget his cursing people for many generations after. He is a loving God, but also demands his children be obedient.
The wages of sin is death.
I'm not sure if I believe all that. Where is it all now? He's not doing anything. Things must have been much worse back then.
No, not one bit. I know this sounds bad but I and my wife have had, and do have many gay friends. I don't really care if they are gay. I treat them with respect and in return they do the same. They also know I do not condone the gay relationships they are in. I do not rub it in the faces of my Friends, but I also do not encourage it.
So I love the sinner and hate the sin. As I am commanded to do.
Yeah, that
is bad. Why are they friends with someone who thinks the way you do? I don't understand it.
A lot of the people that I argue with about this claim to have gay friends. I don't know whether to believe them or not. I have a gay best friend, and I know that if I thought the way you did, he'd have been out of my life from the moment he came out to me.
If you have ever had anyone come out to you, you'd know there's no choice involved and there's nothing sinful about it.
I was rolling my eyes at the fact that you and many others constantly attack the example rather then the point. The point was about sin, and the fact I believe in no levels of sin. Sin is sin, whether it be a murderer, thief, liar or a homosexual relationship.
Well, it's a bad example to use because it completely destroys any point you attempt to make.
Homosexuality doesn't fit in to the category of sin to me. To my ears, it sounds like, "whether it be an apple, orange, banana...or asparagus."
You can't
not believe in sin. Sin is everywhere. Everyone sins. You sin, I sin, gay people sin. But the fact that homosexuals are homosexuals is not one of those sins.
Yes. As I said I don't care that much about the issue. I think it is wrong to allow it, so why would I care?
You really just don't care that something you believe in is impeding on the lives of others?
I'm sorry for being repetitive, but it's just so unbelievable to me. I know that people can be cold, but it's tough to swallow when you're directly faced with it...
I do care insomuch as I support Civil Unions, with all the rights of heterosexual marraige. I cannot and will not accept two men as a marraige.
Marraige is a religious institution to me. It would no longer be that if other than 1 man and 1 women were to make a marraige.
I don't believe that having a separate title for gay people would be considered equal. Not just because of the name, it's just that "separate but equal" is usually not equal at all.
We can just call religious marriages...uhm..."Religious Marriages." We can call anything else just an ordinary or non-religious marriage.
They are not a different type of human, they are simply humans. They are sinners like the rest of us. We are all born into it. I will not legitimize sin.
Everyone's different. Maybe I should have said different type of
person. That's what they are. Just different. Not any worse or better than anyone else.
Wait, born into it? I'm just curious and this is completely unrelated, but do you believe that babies are sinners until they're baptized?
That is fine, but that does not change or influence my decision not to support it.
I am one voice in a sea of many, they have as much say in government as I do.
So, you, like many other Christians, are just believing what you do based on fear. I don't believe that's what God wants. I think he just wants everyone to be as good of a person as they can. Just be good to other people.
We have s system of laws in place. If the people want it, it can happen. If they do not, it will not.
I am one voice in a sea of many, they have as much say in government as I do.
I know that everyone has an equal say in government.
I really just wish there was separation of church and state.
I have lots of gay friends, they seem to be having a great time down here in Florida. It does not look like they are suffering to me.
In fact a majority of them don't even care about the marraige issue. Much like myself. Hmmm... Birds of a feather.
Again, not so sure if I believe that you have any gay friends. I just can't imagine it.
It'd be like you being friends with someone who didn't agree with your "choice" to be whatever race you are and personally didn't believe you should have the right to vote or be married. But they still loved you as a person.
That would depend on what they are pursuing to make themselves happy. Lets say a member of NAMBLA was seeking their form of happiness, would you still say yes? It is again an example.
I am not in any way comparing gays to child molesters.
I should not even have to say that.
If their form of happiness was harming a child, then of course not. In fact, I'd want them dead.
I'm okay with anything that doesn't harm anyone or infringe on anyone else's rights.
Homosexuality doesn't harm anyone or infringe on anyone else's rights. That's why I'm alright with that and do not see why this is even an issue.
Alright, really? Must you keep putting the "roll eyes" smiley here? It's not cool when I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you.
It's completely true, what I said. You, and anyone else can get married and do whatever the hell they want as long as they're heterosexual.
Everyone is basically being forced into Christianity.
It's not right or fair.