It is easy to get carried away in our beliefs, look to history and we can see that. What we wind up doing is similliar to what the minister does in Pollyanna, We forget such important scriptures ones cherished and inspirational. Words like : 'Judge not, lest ye be judged' or 'let he is without sin cast the first stone'.
It is extreme and against God's will I believe that men would fight against each other in the name of God. Or over such petty matters like to 'Protect' the sanctity of marriage, by stealing the rights of others, or because someone does not think like you that they should be considered second class citizens.
Why not protect what God entrusted us to protect? God's most sacred laws, The ten commandments. Thou shall not bear false witness & thou shalt not commit adultery made the list! But there is no mention of 'Thou shalt not take a man as his wife!
To try to lay out a law that denies a very tiny amount of the population is wrong because of a preference? An act that is natural in the animal kingdom a kingdom that does not wage wars with each other or lusts over power and greed. The bottom line is that to believe that you are qualified to speak for God and have the wisdom to Judge another, or enact legislation to curtail the rights of a minority. Than your faith is strong, but with whom does it lie?
I consider myself to be a believer in Christ. I hesitate to use the word 'christian' because I believe that Its truth has been lost with the development of the church and its modern metamorphises. I have also taught my son To look the ways of God with his heart and to help to enlighten others who feel oppressed by this growing christian majority, a concept dating back circa 1972. I have also taught him to listen to others! Everyone's got their own piece to this huge puzzle and we need all of these pieces to get the whole picture. To respect others and to Listen.
If we ever feel that we KNOW we are 'Saved' or think we are smart enough to interpret the Torah or any subsequent writings, than we fall ino the very clutches of sin. In short we are Claiming to be a prophet blessed with the sight of God. Or a learned man who studies. he Mysteries of God will Never be revealed.
But why on earth would you want to pick apart your own iniquities and denial and force them down onto a tiny minority of people who already have way more struggles than you could ever imagine or could ever even deal with. This is not pious or at all walking in the way of the lord. It is more like walking in germany in 1943 'IN step'!
Miles from piety!
The ten laws of God can be a challenge to name off the top of your head, but I'm positive however that 'Thou shall not love man as a woman'? or vice -versa is NOT one of them.
The details given to those laws and the the ark are extrordinary. Truly a mystery. As is alot of the early oral teachings speaking of these in passed down through time. As in Sodom and Gommorah, which references the towns folk as wanting to have intercourse with the angels of God. This is a common scripture used to oppress homosexuals. Enoch of course tells the story of these angels and the Asexual nature.
Leviticus is another that many use to elevate themselves. Where many other community laws are written, mostly concerning mundane interactions. They tell us how to treat a slave and what parts of fat of to burn in our sacrafices. In the later books, Romans, where Peter is appalled at the seedy alleys of Rome and the sex dens he witnesses there. (Sounds like Las Vegas!).
But there is a very detailed love story in the bible that few remember, That love was homosexual, and it involved one of the patriarchs. David and Jonathan. Samuel is quite vivid in the description of thier love for each other. But for some reason people who claim to be infused with God's love will tend to dismiss this and hold onto a hateful scripture that in context is irrelevant to the chapter of the book.
My favorite is: God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever shall believe in him, will not perish but have everlasting life!
There are so many worthwile causes and Godless going ons in this world, prevention of two men or women from sharing a bond before God, declaring their love for one another, isn't one of those issues! Child porn rings that exploit our children, The evil that money causes, the murders and the condemnation we throw upon each other, or the wars that we ceaselessly wage with one another (in God's name!). Our time and energy is mispent trying to prevent two people from marrying!
Expending that energy pushing God's love and not our own hate. There are really so many things God would rather us do. I am afraid That if Jesus were with us today he would not want to be associated with the very church that bears his name. You may recall his father's church was likewise despised by Jesus in his time. They would follow him and criticize: "If you are indeed the lord than why is it you surround yourself with the prostitutes and the likes...."
