So instead of doing a typical format for this section's modern day perspective I have decided to backtrack. I am finding that the Bible is packed full of content, some of which can be interpreted in any kind of way, so it takes me a while to digest certain things.
The topic of gay marriage has been at the forefront of civil rights legislation in the last 10 years, and recently some of my friends were talking about the issue of gay marriage so I decided I would share my thoughts now...
First of all I'm not sure if I believe the government should have the place to determine who can get married, but since we live in this world I'll go with the bit. Second of all God made everyone, that includes homosexuals. Now I am not clear on the science behind sexuality. I personally think it is complicated and that different people come into their sexuality at different times in life, so sexuality can be genetic and environmentally influenced. After all how do you explain that some people are sure of their sexuality when they're 4 and it takes other people until they're 16?
But in the case of Sodom and Gomorrah, men were married to women and sleeping with men after dark, in secret, as a lie. When the men came to Lot's house they essentially wanted to rape the angels that were disguised as men. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were also non-believers who were committing every sin under the sun. Men having sex with other men is not the only thing that made Sodom a wicked place. The circumstances are very specific. The deceit, lack of faith, and adultery among other things displeased God.
When it comes to applying The Ten Commandments to the issue one could argue that gay people would not be commiting adultery if they could get married. The right to get married is in legislative control, even though the argument is religious, which makes no sense. If the constitution promises equal protection and due process, then technically as soon as people were able to get married in a court house, gay people should have been able to get married. You can't apply religion to the way the country operates when you feel like it. It's all or nothing.
Mind you all of this is in the Old Testement before Jesus came to the rescue. And working under the assumption that all sin is equal, I don't understand why society is treating homosexuality like the ultimate sin. Gossiping, stealing, killing, and disprespecting your parents are all on that same level. So is it a good defense? In the year 2010 in my opinion, no. But is homosexuality by itself a sin? Well I'm going to have to keep reading...
I may return to this topic in the future. Feel free to comment.
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