Wednesday, 30 July 2008

• What's More Offensive than Gay Marriage?

  I say, lots of things.
  
  This is one of those hot topics that Christians are known for ardently debating in politics, church, etc.  And with the recent legalization of gay marriage in California and now Massachusetts in the process of allowing non-resident gay couples to marry in their state, it's very much at the forefront of news, politics, and people's minds.  It's one of the few things that really gets some Christians' blood boiling and sends churches in uproar.
  
  But sometimes I wonder why exactly this offends people as much as it does?
  
  Let's get some things straight first - God never condones homosexuality.  Yes, I know this, I get it.  Homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible.  But so is lying, drunkenness, jealousy, cheating, selfishness, idolatry, and all other acts of sexual immorality.  So I just wonder why we elevate this sin above so many others?  I don't recall reading about Jesus outright condemning homosexuality during his ministry on earth (but please correct me if I'm wrong), so why do we target this issue and gay individuals as much as we do?
  
  I'm not going to lie and tell you that I'm 100% ok with gay marriage.  I'm not.  And honestly, I still get squeamish when I see a gay couple together.  But if Christians are so offended by homosexuals, why are we not just as enraged by the other things that go on in this world?  
  
  Here's at least one thing that offends me more than gay marriage: the prevalence of pornography in our society.  It's a multi-billion dollar industry that degrades both men and women, is available to children, encourages unbridled lust, and has a better chance of breaking up your marriage than your gay neighbors down the street have.  But I rarely hear of the church and Christians going out in droves to protest this industry.

  I think there's a ton of other things besides gay marriage which Christians should be more than or equally angry about, but that's just my opinion.

  Do you ever feel like the church unfairly targets homosexuals?  Or are we simply upholding God's design of marriage?

  (Healthy debate is always welcome, but let's avoid any derogatory name-calling please.)

   

   

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