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Why every Christian should be in favour of gay marriage : Comments

By Dave Smith, published 15/12/2010

Christians have no basis for objecting to gay people having access to the institution of marriage.

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Father Dave:

I am not at all convinced of a need to change the marriage act to accommodate same sex marriage and your article adds nothing new to the debate: But I am curious why you as a priest would support the concept from a Christian perspective. How does a priest become a father of three is of more interest; why not an article from you that exposes a more involved analysis of your belief and why you have taken the side of the Homosexual lobby on this issue.
Have a lovely and peaceful Christmas.
Posted by diver dan, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10:05:03 AM
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SOLA SCRIPTURA..... is the basis of Christianity.

If you deviate from that, you can simply make up whatever you like.

Using just such vain and man centred, ungodly methods of 'scripture PLUS' we end up with such things as

-Indulgences. (Paying for forgiveness)
-Celibacy for 'priests'
-Pergatory
-Maryolatry
-Prayer "to" 'Saints'. (ie....the DEAD)

"Former" Father Dave (his article suggests apostasy) asks:

If this is the case then the only questions Christians need to concern themselves with when it comes to the issue of gay marriage are these two:
1. Would gay marriage lead to greater social stability?
2. Would a married gay partnership be likely to provide a more secure environment for the nurturing of the children of a gay couple than an unmarried one?

To answer them at face value

1/ NO
2/ NO

Unfortunately for Dave...he has allowed himself to be shaped and moulded by this world and it's evil, than the other way around.

Christians are called to be

SALT (preserve)
LIGHT (show the way)

Jesus said "Wide is the way and easy the road that leads to destruction"

and it would seem Dave is on that road, as when one who CLAIMS the fatherhood of God, takes lightly the clear and unmistakable commands, admonitions and prohibitions OF that God...it raises serious questions about which 'road' one is on.

Jesus said "I and the Father are ONE"... in heart..mind and will.
If Dave wants to campaign for gay marriage.. by all means do so..but NOT in the name of The Creator and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Urging Christians to accept such an abomination (and it is that) is ludicrous and a betrayal of all things pure and the holiness of the God Dave claims to be his. That 'god' is certainly not the God of the Bible.
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10:23:45 AM
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The slippery slope is a reality.

SEXUAL LIBERATIONS LAST FRONTIER....THE CHILDREN.

https://www.ipce.info/ipceweb/Library/00-020_last_frontier.htm

SUMMARY
Bruce Rind, Philip Tromovitch, and Robert Baserman are among the few who have begun to question the supposed long-term effects of child-adult sexual activity on the children involved. It is appropriate to undertake such research if only to wrest the terms of the debate from conservatives who have used pedophilia as a way to silence all attempts at sexual tolerance.

If ANYone thinks Gay Marriage is the last final frontier ? they are in lalalulu land.

Gay marriage is just one of a number of 'sexual liberation' ideas which all stem from the Frankfurt school of social theorists and Marxism

György Lukács thought he could 'liberate' Hungary from it's unmarxist ideas about sex.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8630135369495797236#
see 1.42

Marcuse popularized them to the American Counter culture.

(Repressive Tolerance Essay.)

The Evergreen Review and Grove publishing took filth through the courts, and trampled the American public underfoot..

and now..we have Father Dave, having absorbed it all... a puppet with invisible strings, all connected (whether he knows it or not) to those same Marxists and Social theorists.
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10:40:41 AM
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with all the problems the homosexual priests have caused in the catholic church it is astounding that you would have one supporting 'gay' marriage. Next thing we will have Bob Brown begging John Howard to come back as pm.
Posted by runner, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 10:55:40 AM
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ALGOREisRICH and diver dan:
Way to go guys. Attack the messenger not the message and make any meaningful discussion impossible. That really helps...NOT.

Father Dave: appreciate that you are trying to make a Biblical argument, but I'm not convinced.

I don't think your analogy between creation of male and female with creation of humans without wings is valid. Creation of humans as male and female is hugely significant in the Biblical creation narratives and is clearly linked with them coming together in a united 'one-flesh' relationship that starts a new family unit.

Creation of humans with legs instead of wings is linked to no purpose whatsoever, although as you state it does unfortunately mean that we can't fly.
Posted by APR, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 11:01:37 AM
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Dear APR

Remember Jesus words to the Pharisees ?

"WOE TO YOU...blind guides"

Remember our calling "Light" ....

There is a time to shine the torch of Biblical truth on the voice of Biblical compromise..and the compromisER.

I'm afraid Father Dave needs a couple of decent polemical 'spin kicks' in the head (he is a kickboxer among other things)

When someone claiming Christ as his Lord calls for UNChristlike changes to society, both his message and HIM...must be exposed for what they are.

WOE....blind guides...remember?
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 3:39:01 PM
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