wturri78
Puritan Board Freshman
*Note: I do NOT intend for this to be a political discussion, but a discussion of the moral issue and its impact on our families (which is inevitably tied to the laws enacted within a society)*
Speaking of "Proposition 8" that recently passed last week:
Is this overstated, or is it right on? Will public/government acceptance of gay "marriage" truly be the undoing of what's left of heterosexual marriage in America, or is the family so far gone in our society that laws can't help one way or the other?
And, is it truly possible to argue convincingly against gay marriage without grounding it in Scripture? Can an unbeliever be convinced by arguments from "natural law" or some such thing? Will a "slippery slope" approach carry any weight, as "once we've gone this far, why not allow two men and a woman, or three women and a sheep?"
I have a friend who's of a libertarian bent, who is railing against the "stupidity" of those who oppose gay marriage on his blog. I'm wondering if it's worth the effort to point out the holes in his thinking...
Speaking of "Proposition 8" that recently passed last week:
"This is the most important thing on the November 4th ballot," said Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council. "We've made bad selections as presidents but survived as a nation. But if we move down the path towards the dissolution of marriage we cannot divorce ourselves from the consequences of that."
Is this overstated, or is it right on? Will public/government acceptance of gay "marriage" truly be the undoing of what's left of heterosexual marriage in America, or is the family so far gone in our society that laws can't help one way or the other?
And, is it truly possible to argue convincingly against gay marriage without grounding it in Scripture? Can an unbeliever be convinced by arguments from "natural law" or some such thing? Will a "slippery slope" approach carry any weight, as "once we've gone this far, why not allow two men and a woman, or three women and a sheep?"
I have a friend who's of a libertarian bent, who is railing against the "stupidity" of those who oppose gay marriage on his blog. I'm wondering if it's worth the effort to point out the holes in his thinking...