There Are More Important Things than Gay Marriage
Every week a new question is submitted to “On Faith“, a weblog where about 50 leaders from the religious arena comes and answer questions on the aspects of religion. This week’s question: “The California Supreme Court has overturned that state’s ban on gay marriage. Is marriage a legal right or a sacred rite? Should the state be involved in marriage? Should religious institutions?” Check out what one guy had to say.
“I think it is foolish for churches to expend their political capital opposing the legalization of gay marriage. There are many other issues of greater importance: abortion, hunger, global warming, peace, health care, etc. Pro-life churches and organizations should especially be suspicious when gay marriage is given more prominence as an issue than abortion. Money and resources that would have gone to pro-life work are being siphoned off to oppose gay marriage.
The issue of gay marriage is not going to go away quickly. It is a highly emotional issue that continues to divide our country. Everyone needs to step back, take a deep breath and count to ten before saying anything. Proponents and opponents need to respect each other and be civil in their debate. My guess is that those who are most civil will win the day.”
– Thomas J. Reese, Jesuit priest and senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center
A”men” to that.
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August 4th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
See I told ya so! God doesnt care about gays marrying! God Cares about us, careing for each other and Realizing that He Created it all. Love yas