Talk:Same-sex marriage/pov

List of viewpoints

1. the Biblical condemnation of homosexuality as sin is 'merely a claim' rather than 'objective truth'.
   • The Bible's stance on homosexuality isn't a very clear one
     • the Old Testament considers it an abomination
       • The New Testament has very little to say about homosexuality.
       • Jesus said nothing about homosexuality.
2. We need to keep the Ten Commandments, as they help live a Christ-like life
3. Old Testament prohibitions can be ignored, because
   1. it says quite a few things are abominations or illegal that we consider okay today.
   2. the old testament is somewhat irrelevant to Christianity
   3. only the New Testament really matters.
4. marriage is a right
5. homosexuals should have 'equal rights'
6. same-sex "marriage" is simply a matter of giving equal rights to gays
7. Very few homosexuals want to "marry" each other
   • "very few want to marry each other" is a lie
8. the immediate intent of same-sex "marriage" agitation is to remove the stigma of being called a "fornicator"
9. Same-sex "marriage" adopts the form of marriage for the supposed purpose of destroying the sanctity of marriage and justifying homosexuality.
10. Nothing from the Old Testament is nullified unless it is nullified explicitly in the New Testament
11. The New Testament is hostile to homosexuality.
    1. The Bible is clear on this
12. Jewish religious law condemns the practice of male homosexual acts.
13. giving 'equal legal rights' to male couples has no effect on the spiritual condition of couples bound by the Christian sacrament of holy matrimony