tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291229584839566217.post5188981304872077647..comments2023-03-25T01:24:19.560-07:00Comments on 134:2: A response to commentsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07585662693875100950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291229584839566217.post-6501432689686328192009-11-24T07:22:24.865-08:002009-11-24T07:22:24.865-08:00I would love to debate each point with you. I am b...I would love to debate each point with you. I am being completely genuine when I say that. However, I think we could talk in circles for post after post. Here is what I really believe. I believe that attaining equal marriage rights with the heterosexual community is not the ultimate goal of this push for gay marriage. I believe nothing short of complete acceptance of their lifestyle, their politics, their beliefs, etc will satisfy them. <br /><br />It's like when I served a mission. We knocked on people's doors and asked to share a message about Jesus, but our goal wasn't simply to share a message. Our goal was to convert them to the gospel.<br /><br />In my mind, the marriage thing is just the knocking on the door. Once that door is open, who knows what will be next?<br /><br />It would be easy to mock my comments and call me a fear monger. However, I have seen the results of an increasingly liberal definition of family and marriage, and it has not yielded positive results.Lori Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712324212822794959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291229584839566217.post-82630421762442700102009-11-22T14:41:22.137-08:002009-11-22T14:41:22.137-08:00I really don't think "making it less sacr...I really don't think "making it less sacred" means inferior persons will be infesting it. There are all kinds of ways a person can make marriage less sacred that are not a reflection on the value of the individual. Also, I really hope that God sees us as individuals and not as communities. I don't even think I could handle, "Well, of course you're an individual, but your are part of this socioeconomic community." His vision of each of us transcends all of that man-made structuring. My point is that this is maybe how church leaders view people. Maybe that is why there aren't more "conversations" with different groups. This may sound self righteous, but isn't that what the Savior did, anyway? Reach out to the one, not the community? Don't you think that makes the person more valued?Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373367853736211523noreply@blogger.com