Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

You said:".... if everyone is basically a sinner, then why is homosexuality so highly argued against?" Answer:".....Because the rest of the sinners aren't marching in the streets in protest." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You said:"how is Con going to fight against Homosexuals being married with only Religion as his argument and then state "If God is real and his mercy is available"? " Answer:" I understand how that may be confusing. Let me be clear. I am NOT placing myself above a gay man or woman. I am not elevating a heterosexual over a homosexual. I am defending the act of marriage, which I believe is religious in nature. A pastor, or trained clergy must officiate the ceremony and the wedding is done FROM scripture. Clearly, homosexual couples cannot engage in religious union, unless they where ignorant of the Bible or just plain stubborn. You keep attacking me for ONLY using God as an argument, but I would counter-attack with:" You can only make your argument by ignoring God." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You said:"..... what does Facebook have to do with this argument and the equality of human beings? This argument is about legally and rightfully being equal and married to the person they love. Also, it is recognizing the Homosexual population as human beings and married instead of a "union"." Answer: It has nothing to do with equality. There will always be a victim group. Consider the arguments posted in the comment section: A trans-gendered man wanted the court to recognize him as a woman. He believes he should have been born female, he dressed the part, acted the part and defended his identity as a woman. ...Now, the court granted him the rights he wanted. So, you might think equal rights had a victory. Until the case went BACK to court, because the parents of a 7 year old girl where horrified to discover, that a grown, trans-gendered man had been using the same women's bathroom as their little girl, at a gas station rest stop. Who has more rights? The man and his identity or the dignity and security of the little girl? No such thing as equal rights. In the gay marriage debate, the church should have supreme authority over religious ceremony. If Gay folks want the same "BENEFITS" as married folk....then legalize civil union....but do NOT call it marriage. Marriage is a covenant under God. Civil union is a tax cut for people who live together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You said:" When I speak of "Freedom of Expression", I recognize "expression" as showing your love, devotion, and commitment to something or someone, possibly even through marriage." Answer: That's not marriage. That's a romantic relationship. Marriage is difficult, painful, sacrificing and it glorifies God. So few people recognize marriage for what it is, Christians included. That can be attributed to our generational culture. It was not always so. Marriage carried alot of weight for the past few thousand years. The divorces we are seeing are a phenomenon of the 20th/21st century. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You said:"EQUALITY has NOTHING to do with being free. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, equality is "the quality or state of being equal". " Answer: That is impossible. It only works on paper. No such thing as equal. There is no constitutional right to marriage. There is, however, a constitutional right for the church to govern itself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the above section, I gave a court case example of the Trans-gendered man and the 7 year old girl. Without using your personal morality, instead using equality as the baseline, solve that problem. Make things equal. The answer cannot leave a victim group.