Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 2:25 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

I define Christianists as those who try to act live Christians rather than living like Christ. Many people want to be seen as Christians but are not truly Christians.

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 2:23 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

That is what I am saying: "Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye.
( Matthew 7:1-5)

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 2:10 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

Lord, Pray for all the Christianists, that they may live and love like Christ, rather than trying to live like Christians. Amen.

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 2:05 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

I would maintain that it would at least be vice versa.

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 2:03 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

By saying thorn in an adulterer, liar, or glutton's eye and log in the homosexual's eye, do you honestly believe that the homosexual is more abominable?

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 1:47 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

I'm also sorry that adultery hasn't had the same press agent as homosexuality and thus has failed to make the same "worldwide controversy." True, too, we know that it is NOT unnatural to have these lustful thoughts so our conscience should remain clear about not stamping it out with the same ferocity as homosexuality...

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 1:42 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

Why do we try to blame others (such as homosexuals) for our failed marriages when the problem is us? We're the ones adulterously lusting; we're the ones no longer loving; we're the ones eating to the point that we can no longer have a active physical relationship with our spouses; we're the ones staying late at the office rather than coming home and eating dinner with our families. CLEARLY, homosexuals are to blame and are the ones that must be stopped to save families.

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 1:25 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 1

Well, if our intention is to stamp out sin, why don’t we pass a constitutional amendment against adultery or gluttonous consumption? Why don’t we pass an amendment against the absence of love? I fail to see how love can be sinful. As Christians, it is our greatest commandment. Furthermore, it is our greatest spiritual gift. How can something of the spirit be sinful?

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ruling Could Have Huge Impact, Experts Say

GodlyFamilyMan »

Tue May 20, 2008 12:52 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 3

SLopez: You maintain that Christians comprise 52-57% of the U.S. populace while homosexuals comprise only 3-4% (not factoring in the overlap between the two groups). In China, it is estimated that Buddhists account for slightly more than 50% of the population while Christians only account for 4%. Should Christians in China then yield to the Buddhists in all matters concerning religion? Should there rights and freedoms continue to be trampled upon because they are in the minority?

Finally, I leave you with the thoughts of a Lutheran theologian, Martin Niemöller, in Germany during the Nazi regime:

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Here, we are not sitting silently. Far worse, in fact: we are calling for the oppression of our fellow children. May God have mercy on our souls for assuming we know best what he intends in love and family.