tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post7443551801389948214..comments2009-01-13T22:53:10.261-05:00Candace Chellew-Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-71811692989964207462009-01-13T22:53:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:53:00.000-05:00

Your point about the marriage as a contract that produces certain benefits from government and others is why I think religious organizations should stay out of debates over civil marriage laws.<BR/><BR/>A huge number of heterosexual weddings are made for the same reason - to secure a legal arrangement. They are secular contracts. And the church has little business in that.<BR/><BR/>Whether the

John Meunierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640046073453219165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-47619821128169503592009-01-06T09:33:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:33:00.000-05:00

No, my logic would never wander into bestiality, theft or sex with a minor. As a Christian, in fact, doing any of those things never occurs to. I don't need a book to tell me it's wrong to steal or have sex with animals or children. I feel for anyone who does because they have deeper mental problems than allegiance to a religion, God, or a Bible can handle. I suggest professional help if you

Candace Chellew-Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-82282592809875844662009-01-06T09:29:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:29:00.000-05:00

"government exists to protect individual rights" is not the Biblical overriding principle of government, and even if it was - how do you decide what those rights are? Again, as a Christian you would surely place the Bible above the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, and look to it rather than them for your direction. <BR/><BR/>Your logic seems to be that you should be allowed to do whatever it

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