A question for Christians?
Let me preface this by saying I know plenty of wonderful, open minded Christians but my question is for those that openly oppose gay marriage in America.
I truly do not understand how anyone could even begin to call themselves a Christian and use that faith to keep others from being happy. What happened to love thy neighbor? Do Christians believe that they will be judged by God for living in a country that allows gay marriage? Was that ever discussed in the bible?
I think I would rather stand in front of God when I pass and explain that I interpreted "love thy neighbor" literally and stood beside my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters then try to argue why I spent countless hours trying to keep others from loving one another when I could have spent the time feeding the poor.
I have a pretty good feeling that the people that will feel the wrath of God will be those that used his name to put others down.
If anyone on here opposes gay marriage on a religious basis please explain to me how you justify this in your heart.
Let me also add the intelectual reasoning for homosexuality being deemed a 'sin.' For century's homosexuality was accepted and embraced (see Ancient Rome) but in order to expand Christianity the leaders if the church deemed homosexuality a 'sin' to encourage procreation. This is no different then Islam and Judaism banning the consumption of pork. Pork spoils very quickly in hot climits and it was much easier for religious leaders to say God or Allah said not to eat pork then to explain to the uneducated masses about bacteria and desease.
For the record I am a Christian and I feel that I have a very strong relationship with my God, but I don't step foot into churches because I believe that modern day Christians couldn't possibley have strayed further from the teachings of Jesus.
Fireball- you know fornication means sex, right? Do you really think god said no sex? Seems like a rather short sighted rule...lol
Boaz- you are the exact reason that I choose not to worship in a church.
Let me ask all of you "Christians" one question- why, exactly, have you chosen to waste your days on the Internet berating others when Jesus told you specifically to spend your days helping the poor? If the Christian church was anything short of an abomination of Jesus' word you all would be out there feeding the poor on Sunday (and every day) I can guarantee you that God considered those that spend their lives helping others to be more worry of savior then you selfritious pr*cks.
If you stand by the few lines about homosexuality then surely you stand by the rights of men to own slaves and to kill their wives and children for disobedience, right? You obviously don't have any tattoos or use birth control, right? You obviously give all of your worldly possessions to the poor right?
No, you don't. Because you bigots pick and choose what is convienient for you.