ANYWAY, what I'm getting at is this. I have half-assed knowledge about the Bible. When anti-gay-marriage people start throwing specific verses at my face, I have a hard time arguing with them other than saying "no, you're wrong, the Bible doesn't actually say anything specifically about gay marriage." I recommend everyone read this article in Newsweek. It gives a fairly comprehensive overview of gay marriage and the Bible. It'll help me argue in the future, and more importantl it sums up what I believe by providing all the detailed Biblical information I didn't have on hand before.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
This post is so gay
Sometimes I have debates over gay marriage. At times it involves me yelling at the TV, sometimes it's me talking to myself, and sometimes it's with real live people (ie extended family). One of the arguments that bothers me the most is that the Bible clearly denounces gay marriage. I find that it forces Christians to pick and choose which verses to take seriously. As a Catholic, I'm troubled by people interpreting the Bible, and instead of acknowledging it as their interpretation, claiming it as stone cold fact. I, for one, am a big fan of the Beatitudes. In this sermon, Jesus pretty much outlines what we as Christians and as people should live up to. I think that contemporary evangelical Republicans should pay a little more attention to some of these, like "blessed are the poor in spirit" and especially "blessed are the peacemakers."
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