It shouldn't be elevated. Sin is sin. What I think needs to happen is that people need to understand that if you condone sin in one aspect, you need to condone it all. If you feel that you are an exception, then there's no reason why you shouldn't allow others the same thought and action. The point is, we need to look at sin as it is: Sin.

Actually, pornography has helped keep our economy as strong as it is. It brings in well over $4 billion a year, and growing, is at the forefront of EVERY technological advance (photography, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, etc) and without it, would cause a massive economic collapse. Pornography is actually beneficial to society because it depicts (in many cases) safe sex (many participants in porno movies wear condoms) and promotes healthy activities such as masturbation (which has been scientifically proven to relieve stress, reduce menstrual cramp pains in women, and lower blood pressure). There's nothing unwholesome or wrong with pornography, as there is nothing unwholesome or wrong with gay marriage.

People just need to grow up and behave like damned adults, not simple minded children going "ewwww!" when they see mommy and daddy kiss.

yeah i think the church is pretty unfair to homosexuals. i don't even see how it can be a sin. ive read it's a genetic thing. so if God creates everyone or something, he'd be creating homosexuals...right? it's not as if they have a choice as to whether they want to date a guy or a girl. it's just in their genes.

(correct me if i'm wrong, though.)

i dont see the big deal.

A sin is a sin

Homosexuality is a sin so I will stand on what the bible says and call it one.

I will also call abortion, lying, gluttony etc sins.

If God calls it a sin we should to and we should be careful not to support sin.

God says you are either for Him or against Him. There are only two kingdoms. The Kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world(satan).

If we are in God's kingdom we should walk after Him and follow the bible.

Im accepting of gay marriage but pornography is one thing I have NO tolerance for. Just knowing my boyfriend used to look at it before he met me really irks me and I have no idea how furious Id be if I caught him looking at it while in a relationship with me. I just dont see the point in it at all.

But yea, as far as gay marriage goes, who cares what other people are doing? Its their lives, their loves, why cant other people just stay out of it? Im sure every gay person out there knows that God doesnt want them to be gay, so they dont need more people reminding them. Thats who they are....their lifestyles are different than ours. They had to learn to accept it which can be SOOO hard for them, so why cant we accept that they deserve happiness and love too?

@meriibunny@xanga - Thats what Ive wondered about. If God didnt want people being gay, then why did he create them that way?

@meriibunny@xanga - @Thirteenhearts@xanga - You both said you were wondering--it's never been proven biological, and there isn't any conclusive evidence, either.  It's all speculation. 

so true! it is so easy to ignore other sins and focus on that one! I think the devil really uses that as a foothold to turn people away from God.

Well, I don't think that gay marriage should be legal.  And since I have an opportunity to vote against it I probably will.  However, I don't see it as any worse than any other sin.  I think people are concerned about the structure of the family.  There is a saying that does something like, "Our country is as strong as its families."  I think it has some merit to it.  Our families are where we learn how to interact with people (either in a healthy way or unhealthy).  If all of our families are unhealthy, then their products (aka the future generations) will be generally unhealthy.  From a Biblical perspective, gay marriage is unhealthy.  Now, with that being said, I think divorce is just as unhealthy so I don't understand why divorced Christians are screaming about gay marriage being bad.  This post brings up a VERY good point that gays should not be treated any differently by Christians than any other people.

@Kristenmomof3@xanga - Maybe because I'm not Christian, I do not understand the full power of God's word (the Bible). However, just because I'm not a follower of God does not mean I support Satan either. There are other religions that support the ideas of peace, love and unity. I, for one, am Buddhist and pretty much follow most of the same morals such as "Treat those as you would want to be treated."

All I am saying is that I feel, along with many others but not all, that homosexuality should not be considered a sin. It is simply the love between two human beings and love in one form should not be shunned just because it is against God's word.

aha! finally, a Christian with the guts to say what needs to be said. also, in the same chapter in leviticus that condemns homosexuality, planting two crops in one field is condemned, as well as eating shrimp and wearing two different fabrics. much of the harsh feelings towards gay marriage in the church comes from a misunderstanding of the bible and their own prejudices that elevate homosexuality above other sins in the bible. 

I actually have some very close friends that are gay.  Over the years of my life, I've found that it's something that is not up to me to judge (just like any other sinner).  I rarely even think of them as gay or not gay when I'm with them.  I don't spend a lot of time thinking about any of my friend's sexual preference, so why would they be any different?

So what I think of gay marriage, or what others think isn't going to change the relationship that person has with God.  If I lie, and I am a liar, then that sin and my guilt or lack thereof is between me and God.  So to answer the question, yes, I do think some churches unfairly target gays.  Any reason we use to do so is still making ourselves the judge, instead of allowing God to take care of it.