Thank you.

You have actually made my point! Marriage does pre-dates Christianity because Almighty God was the one who instituted this sacred and holy institution that we call marriage.

HE made it abundantly clear that marriage was/is a “Covenant” ( not a contract) between one man and one woman for life! Even Elton John recently stated that his relationship is not a marriage, but a “Civil Union”.

He also strongly suggested that the gay community stop trying to shove marriage down the throat of society as it will never work! You find his comments in the USA TODAY Paper on last week.

The Lord Jesus affirmed the “Male -Female” relationship in marriage when He spoke these words from the gospel of Matthew:

“Have you not read (He’s quoting the O.T.) that He who made them at the beginning made them Male and Female, and said, For this reason a “Man” shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his “Wife” (not husband), and the “Two” shall become “One” Flesh?

So then they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what “God” has “Joined Together”, let not “Man” separate.” (Matthew 19:4-6)

There is no wiggle room for the gay community to dismiss what our Lord clearly is saying! So, if you want to know what Jesus would do, He would embrace marriage as God intended, between one man and one woman for life! HE would then condemn the practice of the “Abomination” of Sodomy which God says He hates! Now, deal with that TRuth!

No, really, please continue to ramble and don’t let the facts discourage you from discounting nearly 3/4 of the world’s theologies, and the nearly 15 million citizens of the United States who practice organized religions outside of (and mostly older than) Christianity.

First, educate yourself on the concept of “separation of church and state.”

And while you’re at it, remind yourself that not everyone on this planet…hell, not even the majority of people on this planet are christian and believe in “your” god.

While you’re at it, also check out “prohibition” and “slavery”.

If you consider yourself an intelligent person, I won’t try to dissuade you from your delusion. It is futile to argue with the incompetent and mentally deficient, especially about their tightly held mythologies.

If marriage was instituted by god in the garden of eden…which…is just a really funny thing to hear from a supposedly sane, intelligent adult, then tell me why marriage pre-dates christanity?

Oh wait. You can’t. You probably believe that NOTHING predates christianity, because nothing can predate god who created everything…*yawn*.

Finally, my views are my own, not Miss Britt’s. Just as your views are welcome to be aired here, so are mine, whether they jive with her personal convictions or not.

P.S. I love how you automatically dismiss any thought of any other religions that I might adhere to if I am not christian and jump right to secular humanism.

Very telling.

I also believe we let atheists get married in courthouses with absolutely no mention of God. All the time. That’s a CIVIL contract.

You know. Unto Caesar and all that…

I am always amazed when dumb people try to sound intelligent. First, this is a Democracy, which means the people determines the direction of the Country. We, the people, determined the Constitution on the federal level and on the State level.

Concerning Prop 8 & Prop 2, the people of those respective States determined that they did not want gay marriage, pure and simple!

It was a “fair and free” election, with both sides having the freedom to voice their “God-given” right of free speech and thought. Again, the people spoke loud and clear: “WE Do Not Want Gay Marriage!”

Now, deal with it. Accept it. For the record, marriage was instituted by Almighty God Himself in the Garden of Eden, not the State. Government was instituted by Almighty God as an expression of His Soverein Rule in the Universe. If you need help with that one, try reading Romans 13, and there you will clearly see my point.

Yes, it is our God-given convictions that determine our world view. I make decisions based on my Judeo-Christian Wolrd View, not by my fellow man. If you are not a Christian, then your World View comes from Secular Humanism! Every person has a world view, whether religiously based or not!

Therefore, you must go back and do some studying before trying to deal with an intelligent person! Have a great day!

Debra

PS. As a “professing” Christian, Miss Britt would believe that marriage is God’s idea, and not man’s.

There is no such thing as a god given conviction that a marriage is between one man and one woman for life.

If there was, there would be no such thing as divorce in marriages in a church.

Sorry. Better brush up a bit on your history, your theology and what intolerant means.

WE the people declared that all men are created equal. ALL MEN. ALL MANKIND. Not just the straight ones. You don’t get to live in a nation that is founded on freedom and equality and then tell a certain group of people, “Oh everyone is equal. But not you. God hates you faggots.”

And finally…only very recently has marriage been a religious institution. Frankly gay marriage is a much nicer prospect than the origin of the “one man and one woman” arrangement. Marriage was about man owning property. The woman.

Get over yourself. Please.

Marriage is civil and should be extended to every tax-paying adult. Any removal of rights, when put to the vote of the people, is wrong.