So the right to marry the person they love is not a right?
Maybe we shouldn't have ANY legally recognized marriages then? Would you prefer that? Then your church doesn't have to worry about denying someone their rights. There ARE homosexual christians you know, although, for a good reason, I think the majority stay well away from churches. If I want to get married to another woman in a civil ceremony, how is that impacting you?
I know churches today that refuse to marry people for all sorts of reasons. How is this different? I know other churches who are more than happy to provide a ceremony to bond a same sex couple (called a marriage although LEGALLY it's not recognized as the same).
how does this impact your churches' rights? And why is your churches' rights so much more important than an individual's rights?
This is probably a bit late, but: I didn't even intend for there to be any debating about the issue on my journal, but I really didn't intend for this level of emotion to enter into it. While I like you and appreciate (and agree with) your viewpoint, I ask that the next time the issue comes up in my journal (or something else like it), you try to post a more calm and less attacking remark. No one's mind will ever be changed through curse words and name calling.
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ninetydegrees
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on 27 Feb 2004 20:08 (UTC)That really fucking annoys me and is the epitome of hypocrisy.
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on 27 Feb 2004 20:10 (UTC)Re: nah, queer in the old english sense
on 27 Feb 2004 20:27 (UTC)Maybe we shouldn't have ANY legally recognized marriages then? Would you prefer that? Then your church doesn't have to worry about denying someone their rights. There ARE homosexual christians you know, although, for a good reason, I think the majority stay well away from churches. If I want to get married to another woman in a civil ceremony, how is that impacting you?
I know churches today that refuse to marry people for all sorts of reasons. How is this different? I know other churches who are more than happy to provide a ceremony to bond a same sex couple (called a marriage although LEGALLY it's not recognized as the same).
how does this impact your churches' rights? And why is your churches' rights so much more important than an individual's rights?
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on 3 Mar 2004 04:10 (UTC)I didn't even intend for there to be any debating about the issue on my journal, but I really didn't intend for this level of emotion to enter into it. While I like you and appreciate (and agree with) your viewpoint, I ask that the next time the issue comes up in my journal (or something else like it), you try to post a more calm and less attacking remark. No one's mind will ever be changed through curse words and name calling.
*hug*
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on 3 Mar 2004 14:42 (UTC)no subject
on 3 Mar 2004 15:27 (UTC)