Gay marriage ban passes in NC

CaptainHaplo · 05-24-12, 05:05 PM

In 110 AD, the union of marriage began to be overseen by the Church. This started with the writing of bishop Ignatius of Antioch to the bishop Polycarp of Smyrna in which he advocated such unions be done with the blessings of the Church.

There was no governmental oversight of marriage at that time. Such oversight came much later.

The fact is that government has no role in marriage at all - either allowing or denying it. Religions can make such a determination based upon their own theology.

The problem is that government is involved where it shouldnt.

Oh and Armistead - I pointed you to Romans 1 for where Paul talks about homosexuals being worthy of death. There is no use in having a discussion with you since you want to "pick and choose" what parts of "scripture" you want to have everyone apply. Either people should obey the Laws of God, or they should not. Make up your mind.

For those actually interested in Biblical scholarship - many who seek to overthrow the bible start quoting laws of men recorded in the Bible. They want to equate one set of laws for the laws of God. God provided 10 laws for mankind. Not a one of them advocates slavery, "ownership" of a wife, or any other such thing as many claim.

The rest were laws made by man or specific indications of things - such as homosexuality - that God finds unacceptable.

On the issue of homosexuality being a biological requirement rather than a choice...... I specifically stated ACTION as the key. While biologically there may be reasons a person would be attracted to the same sex, God does not find this reprehensible. He created people uniquely - with unique struggles in this life. It is the person's choice to ACT on their desires (or dwell on the the thoughts) to have sex with someone of the same gender that is sinful. God knows full well that he places challenges in front of every person - and they have the CHOICE to act rightly or wrongly. It is that choice which defines whether a person sins against God or not.

05-24-12, 05:05 PM	#32
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	In 110 AD, the union of marriage began to be overseen by the Church. This started with the writing of bishop Ignatius of Antioch to the bishop Polycarp of Smyrna in which he advocated such unions be done with the blessings of the Church. There was no governmental oversight of marriage at that time. Such oversight came much later. The fact is that government has no role in marriage at all - either allowing or denying it. Religions can make such a determination based upon their own theology. The problem is that government is involved where it shouldnt. Oh and Armistead - I pointed you to Romans 1 for where Paul talks about homosexuals being worthy of death. There is no use in having a discussion with you since you want to "pick and choose" what parts of "scripture" you want to have everyone apply. Either people should obey the Laws of God, or they should not. Make up your mind. For those actually interested in Biblical scholarship - many who seek to overthrow the bible start quoting laws of men recorded in the Bible. They want to equate one set of laws for the laws of God. God provided 10 laws for mankind. Not a one of them advocates slavery, "ownership" of a wife, or any other such thing as many claim. The rest were laws made by man or specific indications of things - such as homosexuality - that God finds unacceptable. On the issue of homosexuality being a biological requirement rather than a choice...... I specifically stated ACTION as the key. While biologically there may be reasons a person would be attracted to the same sex, God does not find this reprehensible. He created people uniquely - with unique struggles in this life. It is the person's choice to ACT on their desires (or dwell on the the thoughts) to have sex with someone of the same gender that is sinful. God knows full well that he places challenges in front of every person - and they have the CHOICE to act rightly or wrongly. It is that choice which defines whether a person sins against God or not. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo