Catholic teaching
There have been many and varied appeals to religion aimed at perpetuating social discrimination and division in our country. Imminently, the voters in our state will decide whether or not a civil right to marriage will be denied to a minority of our fellow citizens.
The Catholic Bishop of Paris, Kansas, recently provided a rare insight for the Catholic voter: “Catholic social thought isn’t political, you know, it’s spiritual. We live and move and have our being in Love — we’re literally in love — so each of us is connected to all of us and all of us are responsible for each of us. That’s the Catholic principle of solidarity, you know.”
When Catholics enter the polls on Nov. 6, they will have the opportunity to stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers who are seeking fair and equal treatment before the law. Each of them and all of us are created in the image and likeness of the one God. We are one, God’s beloved, sanctified by God’s grace. No exceptions. No exclusions by defining some people out.
Roger Beaubien
Lake Shore
Comments (9)
Add commentOh no you don't!
The Church does NOT support anything other than marriage between one man and one woman. This is not a matter of discrimination, but of God's plan for the world. We can love those with same sex attraction and still recognize that natural marriage is different from any relationship that homosexuals may have with each other. We don't legislate friendships, and friends can love each other. We DO legislate heterosexual marriages, because children spring from them. It's very simple, marriage is about constraining heterosexuals and making them responsible for the children they create. It's not about certifying their "love".
Oh Yes You Do...Vote NO (or leave BLANK) on November 6, 2012...
You know Muell....the
You know Muell....the "Church" used to not sanction marriage between races. But guess what....it's not an issue anymore.
There are over 7 billion people in the world. Marriage as a means of procreation has not been an issue for many years.
You are entitled to your religious beliefs. If you don't believe in homosexual marriage, then don't be in one. But that's where your power should end. You have to respect that the USA was founded on the basis of religious freedom. There are many people who do not believe the same things you do. You have no right to push your religious beliefs on them. The Pilgrims fled to this nation to escape the religious persecution of the English. They came here seeking the right to follow their own faith. You are doing the same thing the English were guilty of. You may not like homosexual marriage, but what gives you the supreme power to decide for everyone else?
Okey Dokey
I share the same thought at O.D.... you may not like the homosexual issue, but it does not belong in our constitution. I believe society will make the decision... unfortunately, that will happen over time. The vote before us rushes the issue unnnecessarily.
The Catholic Church has never forbidden marriage between...
...races, Okey. I don't know what you're smoking. And I'm much more concerned about being punished for not embracing homosexual marriages than I am with homosexuals marrying in private ceremonies. The persecution of those in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Canada, are ample warning signals and should give pause to anyone who thinks they will be left to their own beliefs if homosexual marriage is implemented in this state.
I agree with Meuhlbau...
I agree with Meuhlbau... they bring lawsuits against people that run businesses that refuse to participate in gay marriage on the basis of religious grounds saying it is discrimination. Which on a side note, kind of negates the option of businesses to refuse service to anyone. Meuhlbau references places that have already gone thru the lawsuits. People have been sent to jail for excersizing their rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion, becuase "hate" speach trumps these other freedoms apparently? So people feel hated, and their rights outweigh someone elses right to disagree with them? People say it has nothing to do with freedom of religion. Obviously it is this declining level of morals that allows us to accept more and more of "if its not illegal it must be right" attitude. Can't wait to see what happens in 20 years. Considering already, there is not a single night on primetime network television that is "safe" for children to watch. I feel sorry for those that cannot afford cable tv to at least get a couple channels like Disney Kids ABC family that at least have some basic programs that are appropriate for a family to watch.
Going out on a limb here...
GOP's Akin and Mourdock are not outliers...
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/175811701.html
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I have huge reservations on these folks as Christians...
Could be wrong...
But I don't think, and I CANNOT speak for him, Jesus would
APPROVE...
In Other words, it's not a message that Jesus would promote...
We all have a cross to bear,
We all have a cross to bear, some of us do whatever possible to take the easy way out... others of us deal with the path that lies before us and make the best out of bad situations.