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PrimalFear / wrote
There are tons of passages but one will do, weather people want to confront the issue or not, it is our culture and religion of the overwhelming majority of our country and therefore valid to mention. But inappropriate to debate. (Leviticus 20:13 If a man has sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.)
Gay marriage is asking holy people to condone an abomination against god. (not gonna happen, not realistic and certainly not reasonable)
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They are not asking any persons of faith for anything but exceptance and the rights and freedoms everyone should enjoy as Americans. They are not preaching nor are they picketing at our churches.
This is not a question of faith, but rather a question of freedoms.
Leviticus 20:13..... I have seen the quote many times but whats left out is the context in which it was used. Death is sometimes required by the Hebrew Scriptures as the punishment for ritual transgressions. These included the worshiping of other Gods, gathering sticks on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36), improper eating of ritual offerings (Numbers 18:32), ineligible persons acting as priests (Num 3:10). Over the last few centuries, most Christians and Jews have rejected Leviticus 20:13.
I myself do my best not to use religious quotes for they always backfire. You pretty well have to live by the book completely or its found to be hypocritical.
The institution of marriage conveys dignity and respect towards a couple that make a lifetime commitment to support each other. Same-sex couples deserve this dignity and respect.
Denying marriage to same-sex couples removes from one group a fundamental, important human right -- the right to marry the person that one loves and to whom one has made a commitment. That is unfair and unjust in a democracy.
These people are not asking our churches to condone this (and if they are that will most likely not happen). They want to marry as a union of two people that love each other. If we dont.. We have stept back decades and into the 1950's desriminations.