steveeast112
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Originally posted by: steelels1
(steveeast112 - not attacking you at all, just using your post as a chance to address this -)Originally posted by: steveeast112
I am Catholic, yet I don't think that gay marriage is bad. According to Leviticus, sleeping with another man if you're a man is an abomination, but I believe that people should be able to have choice in the matter of who they marry.
Yes, it also say's that it's an equal abomination as adultry, incest etc. Yet we have no law banning adultry... Oh, and the parts about how eating shellfish is bad, you shouldn't shave your beard, a woman shouldn't wear red, you shouldn't get tattoo's or piercings... (yes, I'm aware of the "explanations" religious folk use to explain away the parts they don't like). And if you're going by the old testament, you can also drag your kid out in the street and have him stoned if he/she defies you (< I do like that part).
Seems like most christians just pick and choose from the bible what suits them, and if it doesn't suit them they just say "times change" or some crap like that. If you're doing it by the book, all women/girls should cover their heads, no one should be allowed to divorce over "differences", and women couldn't work outside the home, etc.
I know there are exceptions, but the majority of christians I know are enormous hypocrites.
And BTW, what in the hell is the "gay lifestyle" anyway (referring to an above post)? Oh wait, there isn't one. So please stop using the term already. Being attracted towards your own sex doesn't change your entire "lifestyle". There are certain "lifestyles" a gay person can adopt, but just being born gay certainly doesn't mean you automatically belong to one.
The problem is that most Christians try to force their beliefs on others. This is wrong. Bush believes that this gay marriage is wrong, so he is trying to assert his beliefs onto other people. The whole point of Christianity and most notably Catholicism is to have your own beliefs. You are not being a good Christian if you're trying to tell other people that your religion is better. I don't do that because I think that that's an odious belief that was outdated 400 years ago.
There is starting to be a problem though with some aspects of American culture now. Although I support choice for gay marriage and for abortion, covering your head if you are Christian was outlawed at the first Vatican Council. The Second Vatican Council said that women are allowed just as many right as men, which include working and voting. However, I find the current divorce rates staggering and disappointing. I'm not saying that all divorces are bad, it's just that many times people just divorce if they feel like it. Again, I support choice, but not when its about stealing a person's money under the cover of "irreconcilable differences." This is wrong, and is going against one of the ten commandments.
I'm not meaning to force my beliefs on others. This is just my viewpoint.