Gay Marriage and the Church or Why Do You Care?

 

 

Gay Marriage and the Church

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Why Do You Care?

 

It has been a source of struggle for me to understand separation of church and state.  The church, according to "separation of church and state" is not to be taxed, the state cannot regulate the church, and a bevy of other perks.  In return, the church is separate from the state and cannot be involved in the state's business. 

 

Ok, the state stays out of church and the church should stay out if the state's business.  That is the deal; too bad the church doesn't live up to its end of the deal.  The church actively campaigns their agenda.  Most recently the issue of gay marriage.  The state makes it legal so same sex partners can have the same marriage laws that the state affords to heterosexual couple enjoy. 

 

How is it that the church keeps violating the "separation of church and state".  How is it the church isn't taxed and regulated as restitution to the state?  Gay couples aren't looking for any religious sanctions (although it would be nice) so why does the church care?

 

The word "love" is used in the King James Version of the Holy Bible 429 times; yet so many pious church goers love only when it favors them.  To smite another because of who they are and who love is a; for He smite against God.   We are His creation and He loves all of us and all He asks is to love Him and believe.

Matthew 22:39  You shall love your neighbor as yourself. No where does it say love your neighbor as long as they think like you. 

Finally MATTHEW 7:1-5  “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.


Crossway Bibles (2011-02-09). The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (Kindle Locations 37822-37828). Good News Publishers/Crossway Books. Kindle Edition.