+247 I'm a strong christian and I think gay marriage should be legalized. It's not because I'm a sinner, it's because I'm American, and I know that the choice of who you marry is a right every person should have. It's time to grow up and realize that, just because you personally don't believe in it, doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but as a Christian should we allow the sin to happen? i know we sin, but shouldnt we try to strive to be like Christ? We dont hate the sinner, but hate the sin.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My uncle's a Catholic priest and and he thinks that being gay is perfectly acceptable. People can do whatever they want as long as they're good people, how is being happy and being with the person you love a sin?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it clearly states in the Bible that man should not lay with man in the way they lay with their wife. and if you want to get out of the religious view of this. we are human, we are to choose a mate for reproduction. a man and man or a woman and woman can NOT reproduce together. it is impossible.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So? They don't lay with a man in the way they lay with a wife, they physically can't. And so what if they can't reproduce? There's plenty of heterosexual people to have kids, and overpopulation is a problem anyway.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

does that mean that the entire point of marriage is to make kids? Not to stay with the person we love? So, if that logic is true, infertile men and women should be forbidden to be wed, and women who have gone through menopause should be forbidden to be married. And their is this crazy thing called a surrogate mother that gay men will use if they want to have a child, and a thing called a sperm bank where women can go to get pregnant if they are lesbian or single and want a child. And this other thing? It's called adoption. They can do that too. So if that's your argument, gay marriage should be legal.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We do not chose a mate for the purpose of reproduction.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

as a christian, we should touch the hearts of those we believe are sinners, not try to control them. What part of "legally, you are not allowed to love him, sir." makes them truly change in their hearts? Absolutely not! it turns them away 100%. we do not have the right to take away some's right. no matter what our religion. -OP.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly. Also, in the US, everyone is supposed to have religious freedom. That means you can't limit someone's rights just because it goes against what your religion says.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To answer your question, "should we allow sin to happen?" Yes, absolutely. It is NOT your place to enforce morality, and that's one of my biggest pet peeves about the Christian population. What a person does is between them and God. You have your own sin to worry about without taking it upon yourself to judge someone else's.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I like you, OP :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

why, tanks. :) I probably would like you, too. -OP

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You got it! I'm Catholic, but the church's position upsets me. It's called the Pursuit of Happiness, and whether or not homosexuality is a sin, gays should be allowed to marry. This won't harm straight people in any way.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Just because you Do believe it doesn't mean it should be legalized.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

why should it be illegal? because something gives us the right to force a certain way of life upon people? I don't believe it's right. I do believe it's a sin. That's not the point. the point is that we have NO right to say they cannot live how they wish. -OP

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'd just like to throw my hat into the ring as another Christian for gay marriage. A married same-sex couple existing in the world will not affect you any more than a non-married same-sex couple would, and you're misrepresenting God and Christians by trying to force your beliefs on others.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well said trclocke

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm also a strong Christian. And i agree that it is your choice if you choose to be homosexual. one of my best friends is gay and i still love him to death... and i think that they should absolutely be able to stay together throughout life should they so choose. that is between them and God and not me. However, marriage is a holy commitment before God. As God expressly forbids homosexuality, it is a mockery of the church to legalize marriage between same sex individuals.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but straight couples don't always get married as a holy commitment before God, they get it done before a judge or another way. And not everyone is Christian. I am Jewish, and if I got married, the church wouldn't be a part of my wedding. Not every single person in the world is Christian, so why should everyone bow down to Christian rules? If a man wants to marry a man or a woman wants to marry a woman, I'm all for it. Why should the Church be allowed to mandate who can and can't get married?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wish there were more Christians in the country who felt this way.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As another Christian, I completely agree. OP, you have my respect.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well the church has the right to not mandate any union they think is wrong, but the state should not

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm sorry, but homosexuality is just wrong.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No. You are just wrong.

by Anonymous 13 years ago