Tell Me Again Why Same-Sex Marriage is Bad

As this article points out "because the Bible tells us so" is a suspect reason to oppose same-sex marriage. While I am not a Biblical scholar didn't Abraham, the great patriarch, who slept with his servant when he discovered his beloved wife Sarah was infertile? Or how about Jacob, who fathered children with four different women (two sisters and their servants)? And weren't Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon and the kings of Judah and Israel— these fathers and heroes -- polygamists?

The New Testament model of marriage is hardly better. Jesus himself was single and preached an indifference to earthly attachments—especially family. The apostle Paul (also single) regarded marriage as an act of last resort for those unable to contain their animal lust. "It is better to marry than to burn with passion," says the apostle, in one of the most lukewarm endorsements of a treasured institution ever uttered. Would any contemporary heterosexual married couple—who likely woke up on their wedding day harboring some optimistic and newfangled ideas about gender equality and romantic love—turn to the Bible as a how-to marriage manual?

Thus, the Biblical argument against same-sex marriage goes something like this: "The Bible and Jesus define marriage as between one man and one woman. The church cannot condone or bless same-sex marriages because this stands in opposition to Scripture and our tradition. To which there are two obvious responses: First, while the Bible and Jesus say many important things about love and family, neither explicitly defines marriage as between one man and one woman. And second, as the examples above illustrate, no sensible modern person wants marriage—theirs or anyone else's —to look in its particulars anything like what the Bible describes. "Marriage" in America refers to two separate things, a religious institution and a civil one, though it is most often enacted as a messy conflation of the two.

In that light, Scripture gives us no good reason why gays and lesbians should not be (civilly and religiously) married—and a number of excellent reasons why they should.

IMO, too many quote the Bible without studying it first. Its easy to take scripture out of context, which this article does. Setting that aside, I dont care if gays want to get married. If they are that stupid, let stupid do what stupid does. Marriage is not a sanctity anymore, it is government approval,and controlled by the banks. If you want to get a divorce, you need government approval..Not very romantic to me... Sorry for re-posting my song, and I will get this on music soon, but here are part of the lyrics. I dont need no papers, dont need no permission, I just wanna be with you, wanna be with you. Dont need no instructions, dont need no deductions, I just wanna be with you, wanna be with you.