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Where in your studies did you learn about the rights of relationships as opposed to rights of the individual?
My right as an individual is being denied. The individual down the street can legally form a civil marriage with another individual that is female, but I am banned from doing so.
Why should one individual have rights that another individual does not have?
Of course not. That has nothing to do with my argument. I am trying to find out why any limitations should be placed on the marriage contract if the only constraints around that contract come from biblically determined requirements that are no longer deemed to be relevant to society.
If the same arguments used by the gay coalition for seeking equality for their relationships are used by equally vocal groups now or in the future, why should they be denied the civil rights homosexuals are claiming today?
The only people I dislike are those that judge me based on their own preconceived ideas and are too narrow minded or bigoted to engage in a balanced debate without leaning on fallicies and attacks
Polygamy is a biblical marriage type. (many of the lords favorites had many wives and concubines)
Child marriage is a biblical marriage type. (Mary was 14 when married)
The laws of the US are not the laws of the bible. Last time I checked we are not a theocracy.
Individuals should decide for themselves what is moral.
Really? So if a florist believes that any non-biblically based marriage is immoral, that is their protected right and they should not be forced to be involved in providing labor for an activity that individual deems immoral?
Adoption was forbidden to gay people for the protection of children, should that be a valid reason to deny gays to adopt?
Polygamy is a biblical marriage type. (many of the lords favorites had many wives and concubines)
Child marriage is a biblical marriage type. (Mary was 14 when married)
The laws of the US are not the laws of the bible. Last time I checked we are not a theocracy.
In biblical times, women lived to the ripe old age of 30, so 14 doesn't seem outrageous, taken in context. Context is something you refuse to take into account when you cherry-pick bits and pieces of the bible. Your shotgun approach to supporting your argument fails because you ignore the context of the information you probably read from a pro-ssm website.
I never said we were a theocracy. The founders of the nation, however, were inspired by Judeo-Christian values and principles and those values and principles are notably apparent in our founding documents and historical national culture.
A nation does not have to be a "theocracy" to be guided by the values and principles of religion.
Really? So if a florist believes that any non-biblically based marriage is immoral, that is their protected right and they should not be forced to be involved in providing labor for an activity that individual deems immoral?
Adoption was forbidden to gay people for the protection of children, should that be a valid reason to deny gays to adopt?
If the florist wants to personally believe that any non-biblically based marriage is immoral, that is her right. If she wants to conduct her personal life that way, that is her right. When she enters into commerce with the general public and wants to illegally discriminate based on her beliefs, that is when there is a problem. She has no right to do so.
No one should be denied adoption based on their sexual orientation.
In biblical times, women lived to the ripe old age of 30, so 14 doesn't seem outrageous, taken in context. Context is something you refuse to take into account when you cherry-pick bits and pieces of the bible. Your shotgun approach to supporting your argument fails because you ignore the context of the information you probably read from a pro-ssm website.
I never said we were a theocracy. The founders of the nation, however, were inspired by Judeo-Christian values and principles and those values and principles are notably apparent in our founding documents and historical national culture.
A nation does not have to be a "theocracy" to be guided by the values and principles of religion.
More and more people consider themselves non-religious. Why should they hold to values and principles which they do not share? Isn't forcing them to do so establishing religion?
In biblical times, women lived to the ripe old age of 30, so 14 doesn't seem outrageous, taken in context. Context is something you refuse to take into account when you cherry-pick bits and pieces of the bible. Your shotgun approach to supporting your argument fails because you ignore the context of the information you probably read from a pro-ssm website.
I never said we were a theocracy. The founders of the nation, however, were inspired by Judeo-Christian values and principles and those values and principles are notably apparent in our founding documents and historical national culture.
A nation does not have to be a "theocracy" to be guided by the values and principles of religion.
Taken in context, homosexual relationships were not even mentioned in the bible.
Cult temple practices including orgies and homosexual sex were discussed, but not loving committed relationships.
Christian values like owning other humans, and considering women as little more than property? Great values.
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