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So here’s my thought of the  day.

It’s incredibly sad that Proposition 8 passed in California. It’s incredibly sad that gay marriage is even an issue in our country. It’s incredibly sad that we as a nation have come so far and yet are still so far behind.

I’m not overly religious, but you know what they say – knowledge is power. So I’ve tried to gain at least a basic theological understanding. I’ve tried to see the conservative stance on this issue, but I just must be blind on the specific subject.

Here’s the deal. If you’re going to take the bible at face value and entirely literal, does it not read “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”?

It is not love to force the Bible down someone’s throat.
It is not love to turn your back on someone because they’re pregnant out of wedlock.
It is not love to deny someone’s sexuality if they are gay.

It is hate. Hate is anger. Anger is fear. What have you got to fear?

Keep an open mind.

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I'm a 22 year old writer-wanna-be from Iowa. After starting my first hobby site in 2004 and dabbling in web design and development, I registered Postblink.com in late 2006 to share my love (and hatred) for different aspects of all kinds of music. The site still serves that purpose, in addition to my thoughts on life and different events happening in my life.
  • http://thinpancakes.wordpress.com/ Craig

    Sorry Luke… I couldn’t figure out what my login username/password was. I guess it’s been a while.

    “It is not love to force the Bible down someone’s throat.
    It is not love to turn your back on someone because they’re pregnant out of wedlock.
    It is not love to deny someone’s sexuality if they are gay.”

    I would say you have a better understanding of this Christianity thing than most Christians. But here’s some of my thoughts on the issue.

    I don’t know how God stands on homosexuality, he appears to be against it, but that’s not to say he doesn’t love homosexuals. I mean, it says he loves all people and I know all people suck at life. And, according to la bibla, all “sins” are equal so even if homosexuality was a sin, it would be no worse than the sins of the judgmental people who oppose it. (Actually, Jesus tends to favor the oppressed over the religious ALWAYS in the Bible).

    Anyways, the bigger issue is that I think you can disagree with someone and still love them. I’m sure many people have family who are religious but they may not share the exact same views, yet they can love them anyways. So would it be acceptable to not agree with homosexuality but to still love the people for who they are?

    The way I see it, you can tell people they have to be just like you or you won’t love them or you can have enough security in yourself and what you believe to love people who are different from you.

    I don’t know who wrote it, but I love it: “God save the Christians.”

  • http://thinpancakes.wordpress.com/ Craig

    Sorry Luke… I couldn’t figure out what my login username/password was. I guess it’s been a while.

    “It is not love to force the Bible down someone’s throat.
    It is not love to turn your back on someone because they’re pregnant out of wedlock.
    It is not love to deny someone’s sexuality if they are gay.”

    I would say you have a better understanding of this Christianity thing than most Christians. But here’s some of my thoughts on the issue.

    I don’t know how God stands on homosexuality, he appears to be against it, but that’s not to say he doesn’t love homosexuals. I mean, it says he loves all people and I know all people suck at life. And, according to la bibla, all “sins” are equal so even if homosexuality was a sin, it would be no worse than the sins of the judgmental people who oppose it. (Actually, Jesus tends to favor the oppressed over the religious ALWAYS in the Bible).

    Anyways, the bigger issue is that I think you can disagree with someone and still love them. I’m sure many people have family who are religious but they may not share the exact same views, yet they can love them anyways. So would it be acceptable to not agree with homosexuality but to still love the people for who they are?

    The way I see it, you can tell people they have to be just like you or you won’t love them or you can have enough security in yourself and what you believe to love people who are different from you.

    I don’t know who wrote it, but I love it: “God save the Christians.”