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OT: Rebelious reopening of locked topic 1-Sep-2010 At 12:45:20 PM gordoste

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>On 31/08/2010 dave h. wrote:
> I am not convinced that it is an appropriate Christian response to deny recognition to civil unions and all the corresponding rights.

This was very interesting to me... I would like to clarify your position. It seems like you think that homosexual couples should have all the same legal rights as married couples. That's great as it draws a clear line between what the government controls and what the Church controls.
Here are some questions:
1. Do you see marriage as a religious or a civil institution?
2. If religious, then should we be following Christian guidance on who can get married?
- If yes, then why should other religions be able to get married?
- If no, then homosexuals should be able to get married as some religions allow it.
3. If it's a civil institution, should society make this kind of decision based on theological arguments or secular ones?
- If theological ones, why? We don't for anything else and our law is supposed to be secular. An exception should really have some justification.
- If secular ones, then all of the religious discussion is irrelevant and should be disregarded when deciding whether gay marriage should be legalised.