Gay Marriage Debate - Rowlett, TX

Hopkins wrote:

The divorce rate is sky high, and so many commit adultery. If you look up adultery in the dictionary, it is an extramarital affair between a married couple. So both of these have not been statistically supported by gays but ONLY by straight, married couples.

heartandmind wrote:

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try again. only before you do, try reading what leading medical researchers and psychological professional organizations across america have said with regards to homosexuality.
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientat...
"Is sexual orientation a choice?No, human beings cannot choose to be either gay or straight. For most people, sexual orientation emerges in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience. Although we can choose whether to act on our feelings, psychologists do not consider sexual orientation to be a conscious choice that can be voluntarily changed."
"What causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation?There are numerous theories about the origins of a person's sexual orientation. Most scientists today agree that sexual orientation is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors. In most people, sexual orientation is shaped at an early age. There is also considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality.
It's important to recognize that there are probably many reasons for a person's sexual orientation, and the reasons may be different for different people."
Professor Michael King states: "The conclusion reached by scientists who have investigated the origins and stability of sexual orientation is that it is a human characteristic that is formed early in life, and is resistant to change. Scientific evidence on the origins of homosexuality is considered relevant to theological and social debate because it undermines suggestions that sexual orientation is a choice."
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp...
"The authors of a 2008 study stated "there is considerable evidence that human sexual orientation is genetically influenced, so it is not known how homosexuality, which tends to lower reproductive success, is maintained in the population at a relatively high frequency". They hypothesized that "while genes predisposing to homosexuality reduce homosexuals' reproductive success, they may confer some advantage in heterosexuals who carry them". Their results suggested that "genes predisposing to homosexuality may confer a mating advantage in heterosexuals, which could help explain the evolution and maintenance of homosexuality in the population"."
genepi.qimr.edu .au/.../p/.../ZietschetalNGM59 7Evol&HumBeh424-433.pdf

Hannah wrote:

Love is Love!

Sarah wrote:

laws should not be based on biblical imperatives.

Correction Please wrote:

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Tell that to the 235 million Christian Americans.

Truth wrote:

This is not the way God would have it. He created us for man and women. Gay marriage is against nature and the God of the Holy Bible!

NoBama wrote:

Can we just call their union something besides marriage. I don't care if they want to be together and have the legal tenets that they want..just call it something a little less sacred.. Love is wonderful and if we all had more things would be better!

Correction Please wrote:

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Nonsense.
If homosexuality were indeed genetic, then it would show itself in identical twins since identical twins have the same DNA. This is not the case.

Correction Please wrote:

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Tell that to the 235 million Christian Americans.

heartandmind wrote:

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the term marriage, legally speaking, is a legal term and as such give certain priviliges to those that are legally married. a church or religious institution may decide for itself whether or not to marry a couple, whether based up on their sexuality (same sex, for example) or upon their religous choices. some religious leaders choose to not marry a couple made up of different denominational faiths, for example. there is no law at present forcing these religious leaders to perform marriage rights on people they don't think should be married right now - and that's not changing.
what is at stake is the legalities involved. the secular laws, not biblical laws are affected.

no big O wrote:

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Well stated. In fact many churches (mine included) will not marry you if you are currently living together. They require you live in seperate domociles at least 1 month before the marriage.
The easiest thing to do is change the legal name of all marriages to something else. That way the "churches" could say what marriage is to them, while legally, anyone be it ssc or osc could get legally joined. But that is wishful thinking at best

heartandmind wrote:

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But I must admit that the American public should be biblical and obedient to God, lest they burn in Hades. Homosexuality is a sin as discussed in the Bible. It is listed as an abomination twice in the New Testament.