Gay Marriage

[Martyn Leeds]

My husband wouldn't trim the kitchen plinths - so I ditched him.

 

[Stef]

^^^^^^^

 

[beanz]

I do agree that churches shouldn't be forced to perform gay marriages, but they will be doing it before long, as there's money to be made, and gods word is very flexible. Since the birth of Christianity, the churches stance on most things has been changing to suit modern times and lifestyles.. Just look at all the dates in the religious Callander that were created to incorporate the pagan festivals, just to make Christianity a less bitter pill to swallow.
if anyone at the top of these organisations really believed what they were spouting, they wouldn't dare change a thing!

 

[John Benton]

Its only religious people who it bothers (and nazis) , personally i think religion has a lot more to answer for.

Well said that man!!! Although Mr Tickle has caused a few rows in our house, however it has never lead to anybody being put on a cross to die or put up against a wall and shot. It has been close to it though!!! :lol:

 

[widler]

Bit of a story about gays and religion !
Once upon a time a girl saw God in hospital after taking a overdose.
So when she came out she went out to seek this God.
She became 'reborn' and moved to south africa to live on a mission.
after many years she married a south african christian who was quite high up in the church.
After a year of blissfull marriage she caught said man in bed with another man, they were not tickling
It turned out he was a queer, what did this great christian church do , haters of gays and anything not godlike ?????
They kicked the girl back to england and the man is still at said church preaching by day and bumming by night
True story

 

[Ajax123]

But how can it be a true marriage ("holy matrimony") if it's not "according to gods holy law". These are phrases used in marriage vows because it is a religious event! Anything else is still just a civil partnership really isn't it!!!!???
I bet those of you who married in a registry office (or aren't religious) still had these words somewhere in your "service".

I'm not homophobic at all, just disagree with calling it marriage (and husband & husband or wife & wife or one pretending to be the other etc etc)

Now THIS is an interesting debate (thank you Doug).....I could feel the IQ being sapped from me in recent threads over the past few days!!!!!

That presupposes that that marriage is a Christian institution. It is not. Marriage predates Christianity by thousands of years. It is a legal institution and yet another rite that Christianity hijacked, like Christmas, baptism and Easter.... It is also arrogant to think that Marriage must be between 1 man and 1 woman. There are still cultures today that accept and legitimise bigamous marriage and it is not so long ago since Mormons (a Christian sect) accepted and encouraged bigamy. No the civil marriage service does not use the phrase holy matrimony. It marries people in the eyes of the law. It's nowt to do with God. And don't get me started on the presupposition that God exists and controlls what people do...

Man created god in his image.... Not the other way round. Or there would only be one wouldn't there?

 

[Ajax123]

I do agree that churches shouldn't be forced to perform gay marriages, but they will be doing it before long, as there's money to be made, and gods word is very flexible. Since the birth of Christianity, the churches stance on most things has been changing to suit modern times and lifestyles.. Just look at all the dates in the religious Callander that were created to incorporate the pagan festivals, just to make Christianity a less bitter pill to swallow.
if anyone at the top of these organisations really believed what they were spouting, they wouldn't dare change a thing!

they didn't move the calendar round to fit in with pagans. They hijacked the festivals and persecuted, tortured and often killed anyone who disagreed. Especially following the council of Nicea in the 4th century... Where incidentally the divinity of Jesus was balloted and voted for, although not by a majority. I'm afraid Christianity has over the years been a brutal and aggressive regime of intolerance and bigotry.

 

[charlie1]

Oh dear... I think this could become explosive! People are very protective of what they believe in and I don't think any forum is equipped to discuss it .... I'm oot!

 

[beanz]

they didn't move the calendar round to fit in with pagans. They hijacked the festivals and persecuted, tortured and often killed anyone who disagreed. Especially following the council of Nicea in the 4th century... Where incidentally the divinity of Jesus was balloted and voted for, although not by a majority. I'm afraid Christianity has over the years been a brutal and aggressive regime of intolerance and bigotry.

I was saying that they altered the "religious Callander". They changed the dates of religious events, so it would fit the pagan Callander. 😉

Mark, you're right, and this bread will be closed before long. It's a shame really.... I don't see why people can't have a discussion without turning everything into an argument, and getting personal!?!

 

[Ajax123]

Oh dear... I think this could become explosive! People are very protective of what they believe in and I don't think any forum is equipped to discuss it .... I'm oot!

i agree that people are protective of what try beleive in but that is no reason it should become explosive. Faith is a personal thing. Don't get me wrong, I have my own beliefs, they are not conventional and I do not accept that salvation is achieved by faith in ones god. My daughter also follows obscure religious beliefs, the paths of the ancient Egyptian religion. They did not accept blind faith as a means to salvation but that man controlled his destiny in partnership with his gods. A much more pragmatic approach.