God and Gays


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-kate-ellis/god-v-gays-is-a-false-narrative_b_7769362.html

It is difficult to address the subject of gay marriage nowadays without being called either bigot or stereotyping person depending on your argument orientation. Many religious communities feel like they have been assaulted and insulted by the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States because most find the ruling goes against their moral values and religious belief. Since religious institutions are tax-exempt, they fear some of their decisions or actions toward gays who choose to attend their church may be subject to legal challenges in court. For example, a church practicing “open-door” refuses to allow a gay charitable event in the church premises could face some accusation of discrimination that may lead to cancelation of tax-exempt status. The laws established by men are always subject to different interpretations often based upon self-motivated and political interest. Consequently, there is no guaranty, the Supreme Court will allude to the first amendment “ Freedom of Religion”  to uphold the church’s reason and practice as being “ the free exercise” as stipulated in the constitution; “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercises thereof”.  How will the Supreme Court define and describe “free exercises”? Churches’ exercises or activities are performed according to their moral values and belief system I am curious to know the definition or description of such exercise. While every church should welcome everybody, no one should condemn the church’s preaching because the teaching is rooted in its religious doctrine. For example, the church may call out certain behavior or character as being wrong, evil or sin according to their moral values and moral laws. Christians could defend their stand against gay marriage by the evoking biblical verses that not only mention the existence of such practice in the past but also the condemnation of such behavior. Christians often say “Love the sinner, but hate the sin.”  In the West, virtue ethics originates from moral laws revealed by an absolute God. God has revealed not only who  human ought to be (virtue), but also how human  shall behave (character) by giving them moral laws that can be consolidated in one line, “the Golden Rule”.  There is a strong need for a point of reference, from an absolute being that encompasses universal moral values. Without such perfect character to whom we all can look like in the mirror, we will be inclined to develop moral  and ethics values that make us become more and more relativist. Someone stated, “Sexual orientation is who you go to bed with, and sexual identity is who you go to bed as.” While choice can be made about the orientation, the author believes we did not choose our identity at birth. If someone’s  judgement of my personal ethics is based on his or her personal belief system and value, I should also have the right to judge he or she according to my personal belief system and moral values.

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YabiMiki said…
For Christians, because of who they are determines what they must do.Essence determines existence. What I am determines what I do.
July 14, 2015 at 10:15 AM
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