I Don't Get It

[wlotus]

The new archbishop of New York says he will oppose Governor Patterson's same-sex marriage bill. I understand and respect the fact that the Roman Catholic church does not support same-sex relationships. I am not asking them to change their stance. Neither does the marriage bill. The Roman Catholic church would not be forced to perform same-sex marriages. All the bill means is that the state would give same-sex couples marriage licenses and would consider such couples married in the eyes of the law, with all of the legal protections offered any other married couple. It wouldn't affect the Roman Catholic church in any way. So why the opposition?

It's interesting that while those of us who support same-sex marriage are quite happy to allow those who oppose it to peacefully live out their private lives according to their convictions--live and let live--those who oppose it intend for the rest of the world to live under the weight of laws that support their opposition. That doesn't seem at all "righteous" to me.

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[astragali.livejournal.com]

When I went to confirmation class in the Episcopal church, we were told that the New Testament reference was about the tendency of men at the time to have a wife and family, while also having a male lover. The verse was meant to instruct men that their wives and families should not suffer because the man was using family resources for his male partner.

It makes sense to me, at least.