14
Sep
Posted by queerfaithnews in Gay Marriage, Religious Law and Civil Law. Tagged: christian, civil laws, civil unions, equal rights, equality, gay, gay equality, gay marriage, gay rights, glbt rights, homosexuality, lesbian, lesbian marriage, lgbt rights, marriage, matrimony, nuptial, same-sex marriage, sex, sexuality. 1 comment
Andrew March presents a powerful challenge for the U.S. government — get out of the marriage business. March begins his argument in favor of the implementation of civil unions for all by stating:
Even the pious will come to appreciate that they are not harmed in any real way by homosexuality — gay sex (and marriage) is not sex done unto them. (Cue the Ted Haggard jokes.) Poll after poll shows that the arc of history is bending towards increased acceptance of homosexuality and thus of same-sex marriage.
This couldn’t be more true. We know that people across the country are realizing that gay marriage is the civil rights struggle of our era.
I agree with March that when the day comes that our nation recognizes the validity of a union between two people of the same-sex, it must be equal to whatever title is afforded to heterosexual couples. With that in mind, I concur with Andrew March when he presents the question of whether it would be in the interests of society to remove marriage from government-control and instead implement civil unions for all. This would allow individual religions to determine their “guidelines” regarding marriage, but would ensure that in the eyes of civil law, all are equal.
What are your thoughts?
12
Sep
Posted by queerfaithnews in Christianity, Gay Marriage, Interfaith Studies, Judaism, Religion, Religious Law and Civil Law. Tagged: american, christian, christianity, church, constitution, faith, family research council, freedom, gay, gay and lesbian, gay christian, gay marriage, god, homosexuality, humanity, interfaith, joe. my. god., judeo-christian, lesbian, lesbian marriage, love, marriage, matrimony, peace, religion, religious views, same-sex marriage, TBN, tolerance, tony perkins, transgender, transgender marriage, trinity broadcasting network. Leave a comment
There are three interesting headlines related to gay marriage that I thought QfN readers might enjoy. Spanning a discussion of Tony Perkins (Family Research Council) to an article exploring Judeo-Christian understandings of the struggle for humanity, these three articles are worth a read!
The Judeo-Christian Idea and the Struggle for Humanity by Ed Lasky in American Thinker
Adam and Steve after all: Same-sex Marriage by Javier Avitia in The Johns-Hopkins News-Letter
Tony Perkins: Gay Marriage Will Lead to the Complete End of Freedom of Religion by Joe. My. God.
In response to Tony Perkins, I wonder if Mr. Perkins and the Family Research Council realize that our Constitution enshrines a guarantee of freedom of and from religion?
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