Gay Marriage Rights vs Christianity?

When you think chritians just "pick and choose" what they want to accept you show that you don't really understand christianity at all. We can't just pick and choose the bible tells us we no longer are bound by the Old Testament, any Old Testament laws that we still accept are repeated in the New. Hopefully you are now educated in this respect and will not accuse Christians of cherry picking their favourite verses, if you don't accept this then I have to write you off as a troll with no intention of learning and you only come on the site to stir up trouble.

The bible didn't get anything wrong the person whom you heard say this is misled or lying. Times change however and laws change to accommodate the changing times. We are way past the hand to mouth life and death existence that required slavery so slavery is now no longer acceptable. It might interest you to know that some of the Greek inventor Hiro of Alexandria's inventions were rejected as there were social concerns about how it would negatively impact on the slaves. Incidentally even though we don't need slaves anymore we still have slaves in the 21st century and chances are if you buy cheap clothes they were knocked up in a sweat shop run by slave labour. Do you seriously think the illegal immigrants who work those sweat shops are given medical benefits and a union and employees' rights? The bible never condones slavery but it acknowledges that it is a fact of life and deals with trying to get rights for those slaves and advices them on how to behave.

As for your main heading it isn't gay rights vs Christianity there is no conflict (or at least there shouldn't be). Homosexual people should have the right to marry, in my opinion anyone should be able to marry anyone or anything they like so long as the marriage is between consenting adults (inanimate objects and animals obviously don't need to consent). However the church should have the right to refuse to perform or recognise such marriages.

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All of those sources are from the Old Covenant, have you read Hebrews?

By calling this covenant "new", he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and ageing will soon disappear.

Did you not see how even in the Old Testament dietary changes took place between the Garden of Eden (strictly vegetarian) to the Flood (meat but must be kosher) to the New Testament (Eat anything you like without raising questions of conscience), new covenant, new rules, it's not rocket science. This is very basic contract law, if a contract is nullified and a new contract drawn up in the case of a dispute the most recent contract is the one that is in force not the previous contract which is no longer binding.

The old contract wasn't nullified because it was less than perfet humans sinned and violated the contract it was we humans that broke our end of the bargain which is why a new contract (covenant) was drawn up.

There is no subjective picking and choosing the bible itself tells us clearly what laws are currently in force and what laws are no longer binding. That isn't to say there isn't a lot of hermeneutics in the interpretation and application of the bible our reading level does go beyond the "See Spot Run" level of literal interpretation but even in the hermeneutics there are rules to be followed and there must be internal consistency in the intepretation.

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Sorry, I forgot to address your issue of divorce, divorce is frowned upon but not forbidden in the bible. Divorce and re-marriage IS forbidden and I know a lot of churches refuse to perform a marriage ceremony for divorcees.

Well, the Church does not declare war on other people's misinterpretations of the Bible. They tend to be more in step with the actual words than the conclusions that others erroneously draw. Your list can be found on any decent atheist website. And, it is fiction.

Let's just take one such example (Leviticus 11:10). According to you, that forbids shellfish. Here is what the Bible actually says:

"And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:"

Let us examine that. Do shellfish have fins? Anyone who has seen the tail on a lobster or shrimp knows that they do. Are lobsters and shrimp not shellfish?

But, wait! What about scales? If peeling a shrimp does not tell you that they have scales, any marine biologist can tell you that the shell of a shellfish is made up of scales.

So, why are we not eating shellfish? Apparently, because you said so. Sorry, but that reason is not good enough. I will pay attention to what God actually says and reject the interpretations of those less versed in both the Bible and biology.

From the beginning (Genesis 2:25) God instituted marriage between a man and his wife. This means that anything else is a perversion of what God set up as right to do. Forget all your Leviticus stuff, it is the character of God. Anytime God sets a law like that from the beginning, it never changes.

Homo. is mention in the O.T. and the N.T. the more it is talked about the more important it is. I have lived with gay people before in the military Barracks during DADT, the women all told everyone about their lifestyle. I had a gay soldier bare her boobs before me, I had my gay roomate just walk in when I was dressing, I have had a gay female try to get me in a three-some with another male soldier, I have been tricked to go to a gay club before and all the females were in the bathroom stalls making out, and most of the gay females were wiccan as well and thought they could be more powerful with gay love, I mean come on now!!! You approve of the gay movement, well maybe you need to really get to know the gay agenda first!!!

<Like the bible say you shouldnt eat shellfish, slavery is fine (not supporting but saying there is nothing wrong with it), or if a girl isnt a virgin on her wedding night she should be stoned to death at her father doorstep. >

^^^ None of that is true. Where did you get that from?!?!?

Those a old testament priesthood laws. They were commanded only to the Jewish people for a set amount of time. When Christ came, he abolished those laws. The moral laws will always stay though.

People who think gays can't marry cuz of Christianity are stupid , it's a religion for goodness sake , I don't understand it why do people follow religions in the first place. I bet the bibal wasn't created by who ever Christians think it was , I bet is was created by a guy who is anti-gay

Because it's NOT about FISH and GOD gave us a NEW COVENANT (gotta read to understand). A gay man/woman can REPENT and be SAVED. MARRIAGE is a covenant between GOD, a husband and wife. GOD destroyed SODOM and GOMORRAH what makes ANYONE think HE changes HIS MIND if gays want to be MARRIED... GOD is the SAME yesterday, today and FOREVER.

Society indeed can determine "rights". The problem is when it conflicts with God's word and the way He created us to live and love as heterosexuals.

Christians & Consistency??

Nah.

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^^^ None of that is true. Where did you get that from?!?!?

Deut 22:16-21

Try reading the bible.

(See what I mean?)