The showdown to this question pits two
opposing rights:
What's biblically right and what's a right
according to the state. One side is a MORAL
RIGHT and the other is a LEGAL RIGHT.
In Mark 10, Jesus defined marriage as
one male to one female.
Homosexuality is a sin according to
Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Timothy 1:10.
So homosexual marriage does not fit the
Biblical criteria of what is acceptable and right.
But homosexuals do have legal rights in
our world today:
- Many states offer rights to partners for legal and medical reasons.
- It's legal to live with whoever you want.
- It's legal to have sex with whoever you want as long as they are of age and express consent.
- It's legal to be whoever you want without any prejudice shown towards you.
While homosexuality is not biblically
right, it is a legal right.
Is denying a homosexual’s right to
marriage, denying their right to "love"? No.
Is denying homosexual marriage denying
their right to be homosexual? No.
Why do homosexuals want the right to
marry? Why do they need it? Is really
something missing from their lives? Does
marriage mean "true love"?
Marriage complicates things, especially
with divorce. They already have the
right to be homosexual in the United States, why do they want more?
If a country allows homosexuals to
marry, we have moved the line of moral definition of marriage that has been in
place for thousands of years.
Then…what's next? Can we allow men to marry 9 year old
girls? How about their dog? How about having 10 wives? How about marrying your sister? Your mother?
It's just a matter of time when all of these groups will begin to cry
for their rights.
Once the line moves, everyone wants it
to move further.
Homosexuals want to be accepted in the
mainstream so they push for marriage so their sin can look RIGHT.
They have the right to be homosexual in
this world today, but marriage will never make it right according to the Bible.