Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm a black, 40-something year old Christian woman (moderate) and this pisses me off. The government shouldn't legislate morality, and the church shouldn't tell me how to vote. Separation of church and state is critical for a reason.
Let people marry who they want to marry under contractual law so they can have the benefits. Let people love who they want to love and hate who they want to hate.
Leave the judging of the moral acts and "sins" of the world to God, and each person's understanding of God. Leave the governance of our administration's resources in this country and the protection of our civil liberties to government.
Why don't more people object with an argument that this is NOT a separation of church and state?
Look there is no Christian denomination that supports gay marriage, just go be another religion. Same with Islam they don't support it either. What's the shock here
Every mainline Protestant denomination is fine with gay marriage. It’s the Christian nationalist evangelical weirdos who have a problem with it and also want their religious rules to have dominion over our government. They should go be another country.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The feds should stop all marriages. There should only be civil unions that exist for governmental and financial and legal matters. If people want to get married in a church they can.
This is why people see religion as a great divider. Sad.
The Christian church doesn't own marriage.
Marriage is an institution created by God.
Anonymous wrote:Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
The nation’s largest Protestant denomination was motivated by conservative Christians’ success in reversing Roe v. Wade.
Southern Baptists voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to call for the overturning of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, with strategists citing the successful effort that overturned the right to legal abortions as a possible blueprint for the new fight.
The denomination has long opposed gay marriage, but Tuesday was the first time its members have voted to work to legally end it. Expanding on conservatives’ success in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the vote signals growing evangelical ambitions to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that was handed down 10 years ago this month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Imagine being made that a religion you don't subscribe to likewise doesn't subscribe to your beliefs
I'm not mad about a religion being against marriage equality. I'm mad that people think their religious beliefs should dictate our country's laws.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nutjobs make a wildly unpopular proclamation and label it as prophetic. Nothing new to see here.
Take this seriously. They made the systematic effort to overturn Roe v. Wade and they succeeded. They're using the same playbook to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N08.5vda.xtYa2z4eqhGl&smid=url-share
After gay marriage, interracial marriages will be next.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those arguing about theology are missing the point.
The point is that a religious denomination has decided that it will actively work to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
The should lose their tax-exempt status
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm a black, 40-something year old Christian woman (moderate) and this pisses me off. The government shouldn't legislate morality, and the church shouldn't tell me how to vote. Separation of church and state is critical for a reason.
Let people marry who they want to marry under contractual law so they can have the benefits. Let people love who they want to love and hate who they want to hate.
Leave the judging of the moral acts and "sins" of the world to God, and each person's understanding of God. Leave the governance of our administration's resources in this country and the protection of our civil liberties to government.
Why don't more people object with an argument that this is NOT a separation of church and state?
Look there is no Christian denomination that supports gay marriage, just go be another religion. Same with Islam they don't support it either. What's the shock here
You are wrong and ignorant, PP. Easily fact checked.
Several Christian denominations support gay marriage. These include:
- Episcopal Church (United States): Officially supports same-sex marriage, allowing clergy to perform and bless these unions since 2015.
- Presbyterian Church (USA): Permits same-sex marriages, with clergy able to officiate since 2014, following a change in its constitution.
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA): Supports same-sex marriage, allowing pastors to officiate since 2009, with formal rites adopted later.
- United Church of Christ (UCC): Endorsed same-sex marriage in 2005, encouraging clergy to officiate and advocate for legal recognition.
- Metropolitan Community Church (MCC): Founded with a focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion, it has performed same-sex marriages since its inception in 1968.
- Quakers (some branches): Certain Quaker meetings, particularly in liberal regions like the U.S. and U.K., support and celebrate same-sex marriages.
- Unitarian Universalist Association: While not exclusively Christian, many congregations include Christian members and fully support same-sex marriage.
Those are not Christian base churches they are offshoots of the religion.
Again whatever you want to do that's fine but don't make up a religion, how about claiming to be Christian Church but worship trees and objects e.g. Unitarian universalists. Just be atheist it's fine.
STFU, the Episcopal Church is Christian! They’re not snake handlers like the proles in the Baptist Church but absolutely Christian.
You are confused with both episcopal church and southern baptists, the first is not a real church the second don't handle snakes that is Pentecostal. Good example of your stupidity on both fronts.
Anonymous wrote:Those arguing about theology are missing the point.
The point is that a religious denomination has decided that it will actively work to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
Anonymous wrote:Imagine being made that a religion you don't subscribe to likewise doesn't subscribe to your beliefs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those arguing about theology are missing the point.
The point is that a religious denomination has decided that it will actively work to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
Yah so, surprise
Anonymous wrote:Those arguing about theology are missing the point.
The point is that a religious denomination has decided that it will actively work to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.