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My Opinion
I would just like to give my opinion on a topic of debate in the world today.
Gay marriage:
I do not support gay marriage. I don't believe it should be a matter of civil law; rather, it is a moral matter. I believe that intimate relations between members of the same gender is immoral, whether they are married or not. It goes against the natural way of life. It takes a man and a woman to have children. I'm going to bring my religion into this: I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am a Mormon. In my church, we believe that marriage is ordained of God to be between a man and a woman. He created Adam and Eve and commanded them to multiply and replenish the Earth. That commandment applies to everyone, for all generations. A man and a woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife, should have children together. Yes, sometimes they are unable to and can adopt, but if their bodies were perfect, they would be able to have children. Two men would not be able to have a child together, and neither would two women, even if their bodies were perfect.
About 20 years ago, the church published a document titled "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." This document gives the basic doctrine on what a family should be like and how to have a happy life with our family. Gay marriage is not supported by that doctrine.
That being said, I have no problem with gay people. I know several people who struggle with same-sex attraction and they are wonderful people. My roommate's fiance struggles with it. (He's a guy, my roommate's a girl.) I don't think that having that attraction to the same gender is wrong, I just believe that acting on the attraction is wrong (such as gay marriage).
So, that's my position on it. Not that anyone cares, but I figured I'd get it out there.
Gay marriage:
I do not support gay marriage. I don't believe it should be a matter of civil law; rather, it is a moral matter. I believe that intimate relations between members of the same gender is immoral, whether they are married or not. It goes against the natural way of life. It takes a man and a woman to have children. I'm going to bring my religion into this: I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am a Mormon. In my church, we believe that marriage is ordained of God to be between a man and a woman. He created Adam and Eve and commanded them to multiply and replenish the Earth. That commandment applies to everyone, for all generations. A man and a woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife, should have children together. Yes, sometimes they are unable to and can adopt, but if their bodies were perfect, they would be able to have children. Two men would not be able to have a child together, and neither would two women, even if their bodies were perfect.
About 20 years ago, the church published a document titled "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." This document gives the basic doctrine on what a family should be like and how to have a happy life with our family. Gay marriage is not supported by that doctrine.
That being said, I have no problem with gay people. I know several people who struggle with same-sex attraction and they are wonderful people. My roommate's fiance struggles with it. (He's a guy, my roommate's a girl.) I don't think that having that attraction to the same gender is wrong, I just believe that acting on the attraction is wrong (such as gay marriage).
So, that's my position on it. Not that anyone cares, but I figured I'd get it out there.
Monday, October 6, 2014
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