My turn!
I don't agree with gay marriage at all. In the matter of this...it IS a situation where religion has a strong hold on it. Men were created to be with women. That was the way things were originally designed.
To me, your religion is preposterous, so there is no reason for me to take it as a credible source.
Sorry if this seems rude; but it's true, and I couldn't argue against your points properly if I didn't mention that.
If I started quoting the history of scientology and how the world came about, you'd probably tell me it was crazy; yet both theories should have the same amount of validity.
(For the record: I'm not a scientologist)
Yes, I know, you're religion has an impact on how you live your life; but should religious people really force others to live a certain way based on a questionable source?
Taking note of what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, they were destroyed completely, because men had left the natural purposes of themselves. The term "sodomy" and it's other derivatives came from that city which was destroyed. It's not natural. The original purpose was for Man and WOMAN to fill the earth with offspring. Not Man and Man and not Woman and Woman. Neither of them are capable of producing children.
How exactly were these cities destroyed because of gay relationships? if it was through lack of procreation, then know that nothing similar would ever happen in this day and age.
There is already an excess of population, and many gay couples are very happy to adopt.
If it was because of something else, then how did gay relations affect it at all? Or is that just what the book said?
I personally am not going to protest on the streets and do anything else. I'm also not going to shun someone who has gone down the path of homosexuality, either. It's not my right to judge a person, so I won't. If I see a homosexual person I will not treat them any different than I treat heterosexual person. I don't condone their lifestyle, but who am I to treat a person rudely?
So...you have no objection to gay marriage?
So what is separation of state and religion? It means that religion should not be involved in political matters between states. It should not be involved in war. In disputes, religion should not take sides, but rather stay neutral. The crusades are the precise reason why Religion and State should not mix. What happened with Hitler is another reason why they should not mix. Religion should not influence the government to make biased judgements because religion has no place in casting final judgement over people. They should leave it up to god as they are taught by the bible. THAT is keeping religion and State separate.
Hmm...so, if religion should have no impact on final decisions, why are there so many people trying to stop gays from having relationships? Do you support them, or are you against them?
In principle, the fact that Man and Man or Woman and Woman isn't natural...is more than enough reason to not legalize gay Marriage.
Oh, cool; contradiction? So, now religion has more than enough right to stop these people marrying completely?
Marriage was implemented so that two people could be together in union, as one, and create offspring.
Just because gay couple cannot create babies does not mean they cannot adopt and do everything you said above. Even so, there is absolutely no reason everyone should have to have babies, as you said below. Theoretically we should be stopping it. The Bible is out of date; there are now TOO MANY PEOPLE. So maybe you should stop using it as a guide of what we should do today.
Now there are couple that choose not to, and that is their business. However, their union is still natural, and children, even if by accident between a couple, are the result of marriage. Men and women were designed to be infatuated with the opposite sex.
Religions dictate that we are given free will; why would we be given that if we were not able to make our own choices?
Me: Why isn't gay marriage natural?
Your answer: because it is not what we were designed to do.
Although personally that is a bogus answer to me (no offense), even if it were completely valid, what should if matter what we were designed to do?
Were we designed to play video games? No? It's not natural? Oh, I guess we shouldn't be doing it then.
Really: what is natural, by your definition? Should we abandon all technology? It doesn't make any sense.
I'm trying my best to use points that are contradictions even if I accepted your religion. However, keep in mind; even if all of these points are ridiculous (I sure hope they aren't), my biggest point will always be that I do not believe that god exists or ever existed, and we should therefore religions should not impact on how we live. Of course, I don't think we should debate that.