Biblical Definition of Marriage (Video)

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Originally Posted by Angrist

I'm anti gay marriage, like I am anti homosexuality, just like I am anti pre-marital sex.
And that's just like I am anti killing, anti lying, and anti everything else the bible condemns.

The bible is pretty clear on all those things, the question is if you accept it as an authority.

See, this is why I don't "like" religion.

Religion is fine and dandy as something to believe in if you feel the need to comfort yourself and believe in a higher power. Great, I won't stop you (Not you, Angrist, a general you), If it comforts someone being in a big organization of like-minded people, great. Power to you.

However, it's when that comfort you have takes away from the rights of other people. When it makes people judge others without even knowing them, meeting them, or even knowing anything about them in the first place.

Homosexuality is wrong because the bible says so. Well, if I recall the bible (depending on which one you "believe" - and don't even get me started on that) makes note that slavery is alright.

So homosexuality bad - Slavery A.O.K?

I'm entirely pro gay marriage. They deserve the same rights everyone else has. They've done nothing wrong, and deserve the same amount of respect straight people get. It doesn't harm my life, nor does it ever interfere with my life if two gay men/women get married.

And the only reason the Bible says homosexuality is wrong, is because homosexuality does not produce offspring - so it doesn't produce more followers of the religion the parents belonged to. Yet two gay men/women can adopt children, therefore bypassing the "no children" clause.