Re: same-sex marriage

I find your sweeping generalization that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage exemplify an unloving scorn toward those individuals. While the some within the religious right are more vocal about their unloving feelings toward homosexuals, it is not necessarily representative of the mindset of all Christians that deem themselves as part of the religious right. Opposition to the sin does not mean dislike, mistreat, or hate the sinner is an agreed upon approach by all right-sided Christians.

Regarding your comments on lack of compromise and mental disease, the answer is the same for both: the religious right are basing their opposition on biblical scripture addressing homosexuality. Interpretation of these passages does not leave room for compromise (in their minds), but it does declare homosexuality a sin, which is the reason for the opposition, as opposed to the fear of a mental illness.

-Phil
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Debbie Mann
  To: pcjones5@comcast.net ; Asa
  Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:11 PM
  Subject: RE: same-sex marriage

> I am not FOR same-sex marriage. I am against the conflict. I am against
> people stating that it will end civilization as we know it. I am against
> hate.

  How does opposition to same-sex marriage equate to hate?

  -Phil

  It doesn't have to. But, look around you. This isn't a 'I don't agree with
  you can we come up with a compromise.' or a 'Our belief system won't support
  your position on this argument, but we love you and support you in other
  ways' kind of a situation. The religious right is behaving in a
  self-righteous 'I'm okay and you definitely aren't' manner.

  One of my employees says that he was actually taught, in school, that
  homosexuality was a contagious mental disease. Is that what the religious
  self-righteous fear?

  -Debbie
Received on Sat Jun 10 01:45:44 2006