Tim's pretty much hit the mail on the head here about what I was saying. This is a debate on the legitimacy of homosexual marriage, and that point has been badly lost in the media.
On the whole, I tend towards believing that gay marriage is acceptable within the spirit of Jesus' teachings, which seem to me to be more about absolute commitment than specific sexuality. However, I do also believe that celibacy before marriage is an ideal all sexualities should aspire to.
But then, I'm the sort of person who believes that Christianity is more about a couple of dozen local people gathering together, celebrating their faith, helping each other grow in that faith and doing good things for the community around them. It seems more in the spirit of what Jesus taught that 50 men in frocks debating theology in Lambeth Palace.
It's so much easier to condemn abstract people as sinful than it is Harry and Dave, who have both given their lives to Christ, both love each other deeply and are committed to one another for the rest of their lives.
Oh, and I resent the hijacking of the term "evangelical" by the loony right of the church. All Christians are called to evangelism to some degree. The term should never be co-opted by a small group.
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Date: 2003-10-17 03:04 am (UTC)On the whole, I tend towards believing that gay marriage is acceptable within the spirit of Jesus' teachings, which seem to me to be more about absolute commitment than specific sexuality. However, I do also believe that celibacy before marriage is an ideal all sexualities should aspire to.
But then, I'm the sort of person who believes that Christianity is more about a couple of dozen local people gathering together, celebrating their faith, helping each other grow in that faith and doing good things for the community around them. It seems more in the spirit of what Jesus taught that 50 men in frocks debating theology in Lambeth Palace.
It's so much easier to condemn abstract people as sinful than it is Harry and Dave, who have both given their lives to Christ, both love each other deeply and are committed to one another for the rest of their lives.
Oh, and I resent the hijacking of the term "evangelical" by the loony right of the church. All Christians are called to evangelism to some degree. The term should never be co-opted by a small group.