I'm sorry this reply comes so late...Thanksgiving and all, ya know.
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Originally posted by Happy Monkey
Why? Nobody is trying to force Christians to marry gay. It is against strict Catholic doctrine to eat meat on Fridays. Would it be OK, if the Catholics gained control of the government, for them to forbid the sale or consumption of meat on Fridays? Or for Jews or Muslims to forbid the sale of pork altogether? Or for scientologists to ban the psychiatric profession? You have to realize that not everyone has the same beliefs.
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True...we do not all have the same beliefs. Everyone has a right to their own belief/opinion, etc. God has given us all free will, the right to choose whatever path we would like to take. Does He have a plan for what that path should be? I believe so.
If it were against the law to eat meat on Fridays, then as a christian, I would abide by that law because it does not contradict any law that God has for me. Might I want to eat meat on Friday...maybe, but I would not. The same goes for the pork law and the psychiatry law. The Bible teaches that we are under the authority of the government, and unless the government makes a law that contradicts Biblical teaching, I am to uphold that law. That is what I believe. That is what I teach my children.
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That's the difference. If someone was trying to prevent you from practicing your religion, you would have an issue. But instead someone is trying to give people more rights - people who do not share your beliefs. Why should your religious beliefs trump theirs?
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I think you are missing my point. It is probably my fault...it is always late when I am on the computer. If it were against the law to worship God, I would worship Him anyway. That would be a law that would contradict scripture.
If there was a law that said I must bow down every day and worship a fish stick, I would not...no matter what the consequences. That would definitely be a law that would contradict scripture...and would also be just plain silly.
I do not understand why it is so hard to see why christians would not support or be in favor of anything that is considered a sin against God. I am all for people having rights.
God is all for people having choices and rights. One of my rights is to vote and try to put people in office that will uphold my beliefs. Do you think otherwise? Is that not a right that you feel that you have also?