Would you a picket a same-sex marriage?

Picket?? No way!

No, I'd probably be the Maid of Honor.

I wouldn't do anything. I feel people should allow other people to marry whoever they want. I approve of a same-sex union more than I would a heterosexual one with abuse or cheating and other crap like that. People need to mind their own business and allow people to be who they want to be.

I would never do that...well, what kind of cake? No, I'm joking. I see nothing wrong with same-sex marriages, and would never picket one. Even for free cake.

I agree with everything you said!

I have to admit, altho no-one here is gonna like it, I think I would. I won't go into why, but it would be based on my personal beliefs, and strongly on my Faith. It would be a silent thing, no yelling or abusing.

I'm actually hoping to get invited to one. One question though. In a same sex marriage between two women, who throws the bouqet?

Id much rather sit at home and dog.

no bouquets...we throw dildos!

Oh. Then on second thought I won't be able to attend.

I can't imagine myself picketing anything unless I was obligated to by my union.

I would not picket it even if it took place right next door to my house. I would not acknowledge it in any way.

I have got better things to do.

I don't seen anything wrong with same-sex marriages and wish more would become legal. For the life of me, I can't fathom why anyone would object to an event that make two people happy and officially committed. And it's an event that has absolutely no impact on the outside world. With the astronomical divorce rate of heterosexuals, why not let homosexuals have a go at it. Maybe heterosexuals can learn something from them.

no way, i have been invited to a few and i thought they were wonderful. i am in favor of any two people of consenting age getting married and receiving the benefits of being married.

I said no, for another reason, just because I don't have much of an opinion on same-sex marriages. I'm not particularly bothered by the issue, therefore I wouldn't protest...I try to be respectful of the choices of others. I know nothing about their situation, and I don't feel that it's my place to judge them.

Ok, I don't have anything against gays, but I do not think that they should be married inside Christian church. I am a Christian, and I don't think that that's ok when you're talking about religion. I mean, they can go and have a legal marriage, but not in the church. It's against God's definition of marriage, and they are braking, so therefore they are sinners. And the priest who marrys them is a sinner, with all those people who came to their wedding. So to clear the things, I don't see nothing wrong with same-sex marriages, but not in the Christian church.

If you want a same-sex union in the States, you have to go to Vermont or Hawaii.

All sizes I hope!

Oh yes...all sizes....

Thats a very accurate opinion. Of course, I don 't believe in god, much less christianity, but none the less... the bible says it plainly and clearly in a number of passages [one of the few things it does say plainly and clearly!], so if you chose to accept the bible as true and the word of god, you MUST be anti-gay, or self-contradictory. Simple as that. Of course, I am not especially
pro-gay, and I think that it is unfortunate that the traditional definition of marriage is being sunken as we speak, but as long as it is going down, might as well take some good from it and let traditional christianity go with it.,

Well that I don't know what to think. The Bible says that we have to be anti-gay, which I can't be, because gay is something that people choose to be. It would be just like going against people.

It's not a choice hildy. I didn't choose to be staight. I just am.

Well I guess so. Maybe it's something in your nature, you know what you are your whole life?

I don't think that being gay or straight is something you choose to be you either are or you are not.

You don't choose to be gay or straight. It's just what you are and I don't think it makes people sinners either, despite what the bible may say.

You don't choose to be gay. I'm 20 and I've spent all my life so far being straight, which is something that I'm not...because I didn't want to be gay. I've found someone who makes me a better person and I love her with all my heart and I can finally be who I want to be when I am with her. I am in love with the individual, not the fact that she just happens to be of the same sex...She is my best friend. Anyway, it'd be so nice if people could just look past all the stuff like race, religion, sex etc. and just be happy for two people being in love no matter what their difference or backgrounds...Also...I'm religious and I don't feel that I'm a "sinner" God is suppose to love me for who I am is he not? I can't help who I am, but I would hope that he wouldn't hold it against me because I chose to live my life happily instead of being miserable and pretending to be something that I'm not.

The bible says a lot of things that people use to justify their own ignorant beliefs...You can find something in the bible to defend anything from polygamy to treating women as inferior....I don't think that being religious means that you MUST be anti-gay...there are a lot of gay people who are religious. And in my opinion there are also a lot of religious group who go to an extreme with their beliefs and end up doing violent/stupid things that I don't think God would approve of either.

I would agree with you on this one. You just born that way.

The Bible can't be always right. According to Bible, we should swear, drink (alcohol), smoke, do drugs, kiss before the marriage (or anything else), don't cheat on your partner on any way... I could go like this forever. And to tell the truth, I broke all of those things. So I guess I shouldn't be anti-gay.

Well that is true, but there are some individuals who choose to try the other sex just for fun. But I guess that us bisexual.

Are you crazy, or a bit confused? Either you believe the Bible or you don't. That stuff you listed that the Bible says we should do? Where? Prove it. That is a load of rubbish. People have their own beliefs, and I respect that, but don't accuse the Bible of saying stuff that it doesn't. You say you're a Christian, yet you deny the Bible is the infallible Word of God?? God did not create anyone gay, according to the Bible, so how can you say it's not a choice? First you say people choose to be gay, then you say people are born that way. It doesn't make sense!

Does the bible really say no kissing before marriage?!! No drugs? No cigarettes either??

Depends on which bible you read. My bible says you should do all those things

Oh, just don't take literary everything I say. I am little bit confused about the Bible (I should've read it, you know), but I just can't make myself hate someone just for being a gay.

OIC!! But what I don't understand, is why do you think you'd have to make yourself hate someone who's gay? That is really sad. I don't agree with it, but that doesn't mean I hate, or even dislike someone just 'cos they're gay.

The Bible didn't need to say no cigarettes, as there weren't any back then! What it does say, however, is that our bodies are a temple for the Holy Spirit, so we should look after them. That means we shouldn't smoke, drink excessively or take drugs ... but if we slip up, as we humans are fallible, it's ok, 'cos God is forgiving

You said:"God is forgiving"

You must not be Southern Baptist. My 'mother-in-law' is a SB and they teach their kids that if they make one little mistake they will burn in hell for eternity. I can't imagine how frightened I would have been as a child to hear that.

Hildagard's opinion changes to match the "popular" opinion. In my experience with reading her comments she changes her mind when people disagree with her.

That's odd. I was raised American Baptist and they teach that once you accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior, you're saved. Period. End of story. No matter what you do.

What is the point of having sins if there is no cosequence if you sin? This is one reason I do not like organized religion. You can just say your sorry confess and pray for forgivness and thats it your saved no matter how bad your sin is. blah!!!!

No, doesn't make sense does it?

Really? That's awful!! Considering we all slip up all the time, that means all SB's, as well as the rest of us, wouldn't have a hope!! Jeez, how comforting!

Yes, I've noticed ...

Just read your comment ... there are consequences for sins, all the time. God doesn't say there will be no consequences, But if our heart is right, He will still forgive us, and it is His forgiveness that saves us from the ultimate consequence of sin, eternal death. But we still reap what we sow. For example, my cousin, who didn't believe in God, was homosexual, until he gave his life to Christ a few years later. He gave up the homosexuality, and began living a life according to God's Word. Then he discovered he had contracted AIDS from one of his former partners. Now, when he confessed his homosexuality as sin, God forgave him. But He didn't prevent my cousin from having to pay the consequences. My cousin died, praising God all the way. I know he went to Heaven, because He had given his life to God, but he still had to pay the consequences.

Are you saying that AIDS is a punishment for homosexuality?

So, what is cancer a punishment for?
Heart disease? Diabetes?

I refuse to believe in a GOD who would punish someone by giving them a disease that would lead to their death. My god would never do that.
That is just organized religion's way of frightening people into being good.

What about babies that contract AIDS from their mothers?
What about Ryan White?
What are they being punished for?

Please reconsider perpetuating that kind of mean myth.

Nup, I never, ever said that AIDS is a punishment for homosexuality. As you know it is always a risk - there are heaps of risks in life, and that is definitely one of them. It wasn't a punishment, it was a consequence. There is a huge difference. I firmly do not believe that God punishes people like that. I don't believe that sicknesses such as cancer, heart disease or AIDS are punishments. I DO believe, however, that there are certain lifestyle factors that increase chances of certain diseases. A fatty diet with no exercise will increase the chances of an individual getting heart disease, but that's not 2 say that everybody with heart disease has it because of an unhealthy lifestyle. When my cousin contracted AIDS, it was not a punishment, it was a consequence of his actions. Nothing 2 do with God. His lifestyle was his choice. As you know, there is an increased risk of contracting AIDS thru homosexuality, compared to heterosexual relationships, altho those figures are changing daily. I just think you misunderstood.

Because it says so in the Bible. But oh well, is the only thing I have to do my whole life listen to the Bible?

It doesn't say anywhere in the Bible to hate gays. It says that we should love and accept people just as they are, because God loves and accepts us just as we are. I'm no better than anyone else - morally, spiritually, sexually - so I have no right to judge. God says LOVE, not HATE.

Sounds like a reason to ENCOURAGE same-sex marriages. If homosexuals are in committed, legally-binding monogamous relationships, they're a lot less likely to get AIDS than if they were promiscuous.

I agree with your second statement, if people are faithful to each other and committed to each other, there is barely a risk of STDs. But altho God loves everyone, that doesn't mean He condones all behaviour. He clearly dislikes same-sex relationships:
"Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another. Men with men committing what is shameful ..." Romans 1:27.
God may hate our sin, but He loves us, no matter who we are or what we do. That's why I personally wouldn't support a same-sex marriage.

God doesn't hate. There is no sin. Humans hate. It is just part of our human experience.

Read ~Conversations with God~ by Neale Donald Walsh

Thanx I might just do that.

Blah.

That's almost as bad as picketing a funeral, or memorial service.

I don't find anything wrong with gay people, and it's their decision, but it's just still weird for me that people of the same sex can marry.

Picket? Heck no! I am not a Phelps follower, thank you very much. Actually, I'm a dyke, and I cannot bi-locate ... therefore, when I get married, I won't be able to both (a) be a bride, and (b) stand outside picketing, so I figured it would be wise to choose one over the other. :)

It's quite true, the Christian Bible doesn't say to HATE gays ... it just says that having gay sex is an abomination/detestable, and gays must be put to death for it. Yep - sounds like love to me! ;) (If anyone's interested - Lev. 20:13)

By the way - hello all, I am new here. :) Nice to meet ya.

Hi. I'm a Christian and I believe that people who do not follow the same spiritual beliefs that I do, should be able to do as they wish. The world shouldn't conform to the aspects of any one religion, but people should choose their own beliefs and live the way they feel led. What other people do and believe has nothing to do with me, right? Just like my beliefs dont effect them any.

I would sing songs of celebration if a same sex marriage was celebrated at my church!

I would not waste my time picketing.

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!