[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Protest the passage of Prop 8

[Cabal]

That's the best point of all, Churches are to stay out of government and
government out of churches.

NO ONE EVER stated that churches should have to perform same-sex-marriage's.

I am a Married Atheist, we were married by a mayor in a town meeting room. 

99.9% of Homosexual's, would be more than happy to have that right.

Why is it, that so many religious people act like same-sex-marriage is going
infringe their rights?

Why is it, they think it will affect them in any way?

It won't.

md

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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:28 PM
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Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Protest the passage of Prop 8

> [Lee]:
> Okay, I will not be popular I'm sure after this post, but I have to 
speak in
> defense of churches who do not condone same-sex marriages.  My own 
personal
> convictions do not lean toward them.  I have no problem with civil 
union,
> but I must adhere to the Biblical standard when it comes to the 
bonds of
> marriage.  I don't believe the government has a right to dictate in 
this
> regard, but I do believe the churches have the right to refuse to 
perform
> ceremonies and they do have the right to proclaim their beliefs as
> vigorously and rigorously 

Magpie:
I agree. But then, Prop 8 doesn't force churches to do anything and 
some people claimed that it did to make religious people vote for it. 
Churches all get to decide their own conditions for marriage, and 
they also are allowed to have their own beliefs of right and wrong. 
They can believe homosxuality is wrong--they can also believe inter-
racial relationships are wrong, that certain races are inferior, etc.