tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post6857894527126895960..comments2023-12-02T05:36:17.832-05:00Comments on Sexuality and Religion: What's the Connection?: Which Neighbor Do We Need to Love?Debra W. Haffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018331891805010135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post-15758449996810376142007-08-27T00:14:00.000-04:002007-08-27T00:14:00.000-04:00Yes indeed; how is it that Christ teaching of love...Yes indeed; how is it that Christ teaching of love can be so easily turned to such hatred toward others. And not only do people who profess to be Christians become hateful, they become bullies of the worst kind while purporting to be doing Gods work. How curious? <BR/><BR/>Even more baffling is how sexuality gets them so revved up, especially "homosexuality." We have been, and apparently still are, considering a constitutional amendment to keep these terrible folks from being legally "married" even if it's only a so called civil ceremony. All in the name of protecting the "sanctity" of marriage. Sanctity being "1.holiness, saintliness, or godliness." (courtesy of dictionary.com) Do we really want the government in the business of deciding whose marriage reflects "sanctity." If the government wants to protect people, regardless of sexual preference, from an absence of "holiness, saintliness, or godliness" in their relationships; well then, where does it end? And who decides on the interpretation of "holiness, saintliness, or godliness" in the first place? Will those elucidations be included the constitutional amendment?<BR/><BR/>Sexuality should not be such a contentious issue and it should not scare anyone so badly, especially Christian leaders. Nonetheless, so many seem to be so frightened of other peoples sexual practices. I think these clergy, or anyone else so threatened by sexuality, should ask themselves what they are so afraid of? Perhaps they could tell us here.Tom Richiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167839988812365255noreply@blogger.com