Comments on: House Considers Shielding Churches After Marriage Ruling

By: Haley

Haley — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:22:39 +0000

I believe ppl should have the right to live their lives as they see fit and what makes them happy. If two gay ppl want to join together, its their lives/live and let live. However, I don’t think a person should be forced to marry these two ppl if it goes against their religious beliefs. There are so many churches that do not have a problem with joining two ppl who want to spend the rest of their lives together as one. Why would you want to have someone join you in a union, who does not believe in your union as a gay couple?

By: john

john — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:33:59 +0000

What people don’t seem to understand, God is holy, he is going to judge man by HIS standards not MANS standards. Man thinks he can carry GOD on his shoulders, or place him on a mantle, or take him down and treat him like a jenie in a bottle. God will not be mocked. Somehow the Lord is going to hold us accountable for this!!!

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:15:03 +0000

It’s a shame that so many people use God’s name as a crutch for their prejudice. Truly, disappointing to hear the things some of you leave on here. I would like to point out that every single individual ever used by God in the bible had their own sins. The constitution does not specify anything about gay rights, because there is no such thing as gay rights, they’re just rights. Its doubtful that anyone who is gay would come to North Escambia just to get married in one of your churches. I wonder if the churches will be turning away gluttonous individuals, people previously divorced, anyone who works on the sabbath…etc. Probably not, because its evident that bible verses are cherry picked to hide the bigotry.

By: Dennis HE Wiggins

Dennis HE Wiggins — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:26:09 +0000

Lou ~ Show me in the Constitution where gays have specified rights. . . . I won’t wait for an answer because you won’t find it there. All you will spout off is how the SCOTUS said such and such. Now, moving along, show me where religion is protected by the Constitution. (I’ll give you a little hint: it’s called the First Amendment.)

Argue whatever you will, but Rhode Island had a good reason for DEMANDING a Bill of Rights before they’d adopt the Constitution, and I’m glad they did.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:30:35 +0000

REGARDING:
” try to force everyone to accept it and churches to marry them. ~ ~ ~ So why is it a problem that Christians don’t want to marry them because it’s against their religion!?”
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You’re starting from a false belief that someone is trying to force churches to perform marriages of any sort. They aren’t. One lady was jailed for contempt of court ~ not even for refusing to give out marriage licenses ~ but because she insisted she would forbid those under her from doing so.

It is a bit like going to work at a bar and not only refusing to serve booze but not allowing others to do it either. Drinking liquor is bad but forcing others to abstain is worse.

David for better jobs

By: therightway

therightway — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:17:20 +0000

Gregory Boyd wrote:
“I thought the Supreme Court decided they must. How about hold your religious beliefs aside”

Umm…No. The left in this country can try and legislate it’s unnatural and unequal (can gay “marriage” produce children? Nope!) im-morals on the rest of us, but no law…or supreme court ruling…will dictate what we the people will believe or not believe, nor inhibit the free exercise thereof.

If you really think religious beliefs should be set aside so willy-nilly, then please excuse yourself from the USA and try life in North Korea or Saudi Arabia. Here, in the USA, we have freedom to practice our religious beliefs PUBLICLY. And you have choices of where you can go to have your ‘marriage’ done. If one pastor/preist/etc won’t do it, go down the road to one who will. That’s called TOLERANCE. It’s a two way street.

The gay agenda is enjoying it’s day in the sun. It won’t last forever, and it’s extremely foolish to keep harrassing and persecuting the largest group of Americans- the silent conservative, religious middle class. One law could change things for gay folks. And Christians provoked are Christians Strong.
Peace.
Therightway

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:22:48 +0000

Anything even remotely satanic should be kept out of our churches.

By: CW

CW — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:33:58 +0000

@Ms

There’s more to life than just reproducing. What about heterosexual couples who decide to never have children, are they not good enough to be married? You seem to live in a very black/white world and have an inability to see any gray. It’s not your place or mine to tell someone what should make them happy.

By: Ms

Ms — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 04:38:48 +0000

Even if you don’t believe in Jesus or not a Christian it seems pretty obvious that homosexuality isn’t okay. Look at animals for ex. They have sexual organs for reproduction as do humans. Why would we be given reproduction organs if being homosexual is the right way? Then they pass a law that legally allows gays to marry and try to force everyone to accept it and churches to marry them. But when I attend school years back students of different religion weren’t forced to say the pledge of allegiance but there was nothing wrong with that. So why is it a problem that Christians don’t want to marry them because it’s against their religion!? I need someone to explain to me cause im not grasping some of you guy’s opinions!

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 01:57:02 +0000

@James – Because God IS merciful and does not wish for any to perish. He is giving all a chance to repent and accept Jesus as savior. The subject here is gay marriage, but it’s the same penalty for any sin – death. One sin is just as bad as another.

I think where the divide comes in is that there is a scripture in James that says “To him who knows to do right and does it not – to him it is sin”. James 4:17 is the scripture reference.

If all are truly to keep their first amendment rights to free practice of religion, then they should be able to refuse to perform gay marriages. Does this mean gay people are hated? No of course not. Love the sinner, hate the sin. Hopefully this has made sense to you.