I don't normally comment on these sorts of posts, but there's a first time for everything, right?
I'm all for boycotting McDonald's, since their food is disgusting in the first place, but it makes me very sad that this should be your (or anyone's) reason.
I believe that we should be celebrating the fact that two people want to come together in a committed relationship, regardless of their anatomy. I think that gay marriage is worlds better than straight promiscuity. Furthermore, I believe that the government has no business whatsoever deciding what kind of relationship gets privileged. We're talking about the *legal* definition of marriage here, in a country that was founded on the principle of separation of church and state. I don't care in the least whether churches x, y, or z recognize gay marriage. I believe that curtailing someone's civil rights solely on the basis of religious doctrine is fundamentally wrong, particularly when the "sin" in question does not harm anyone else. How can an expression of love and commitment between two consenting adults be harmful?
I have yet to hear a single compelling argument for why homosexuality is wrong. "Because God says so" is not a logical argument. It is only valid if you follow the same doctrine, and the United States encompasses a plurality of religions. "Because God intended sex only for reproduction" falls apart because, as one of my high school biology teachers pointed out, if God created genitals only for the purpose of reproduction, why put so many nerve endings down there?
I realize that you're just being up front about your opinion, and I don't plan to un-friend you (I enjoy your politically neutral posts, and, like you, I can hate the sin but love the sinner), but I did feel compelled to voice my opinion as well.
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Date: 2008-07-07 04:37 pm (UTC)I'm all for boycotting McDonald's, since their food is disgusting in the first place, but it makes me very sad that this should be your (or anyone's) reason.
I believe that we should be celebrating the fact that two people want to come together in a committed relationship, regardless of their anatomy. I think that gay marriage is worlds better than straight promiscuity. Furthermore, I believe that the government has no business whatsoever deciding what kind of relationship gets privileged. We're talking about the *legal* definition of marriage here, in a country that was founded on the principle of separation of church and state. I don't care in the least whether churches x, y, or z recognize gay marriage. I believe that curtailing someone's civil rights solely on the basis of religious doctrine is fundamentally wrong, particularly when the "sin" in question does not harm anyone else. How can an expression of love and commitment between two consenting adults be harmful?
I have yet to hear a single compelling argument for why homosexuality is wrong. "Because God says so" is not a logical argument. It is only valid if you follow the same doctrine, and the United States encompasses a plurality of religions. "Because God intended sex only for reproduction" falls apart because, as one of my high school biology teachers pointed out, if God created genitals only for the purpose of reproduction, why put so many nerve endings down there?
I realize that you're just being up front about your opinion, and I don't plan to un-friend you (I enjoy your politically neutral posts, and, like you, I can hate the sin but love the sinner), but I did feel compelled to voice my opinion as well.